Working people and unions from around the world are responding in a big way to the earthquake disaster in Haiti. The devastation caused by the quake has killed tens of thousands of Haitians and created an incredible need for relief supplies. IAM members who want to help can donate to several charities that are being
Read moreThe 2010 Basic Newsletter Development course at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Placid Harbor, MD originally scheduled for April 25-29 has been rescheduled for May 2-7, 2010. Local or district lodges who want to start a newsletter or train editors for existing newsletters are encouraged to apply. The course covers writing
Read moreUnions paved the way to the middle class for millions of workers and pioneered benefits along the way, including paid health care and pensions. Even today, union workers earn significantly more on average than their non-union counterparts, are nearly 54 percent more likely to have employer-provided pensions, and are 28 percent more likely to be
Read moreTomorrow, January 15, 2010, marks the start of a movement. The IAM will launch Ur Union of Unemployed – or UCubed for short – an online community that aims to unify the unemployed in a unique and useful way. Over 31 million Americans have lost work and wages in this Grave Recession. More than 35,000 members of our
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