IAM leaders in the metal trades are invited to attend the 2015 AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department Conference, to be held October 14-15, 2015 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. IAM Collective Bargaining Coordinator Jim Price will be hosting a very important IAM Metal Trades Caucus on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 a.m.
Read moreAlliance for Retired Americans activist Max Fine was a member of the White House Task Force on Medicare 50 years ago. Labor leaders, pro-middle class activists and legislators gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to celebrate Medicare’s 50th birthday. WATCH: Unions Celebrate 50 Years of Medicare When President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark legislation in 1965,
Read moreWith the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this week, today should be a time to celebrate an important milestone. Instead, it appears that we are reversing course on guaranteeing voting rights for all. On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the VRA into law, following the clash between civil rights marchers
Read moreBargaining Committee members of District 776 in Ft. Worth, TX met at the Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Lockheed Martin. The Negotiating Committee for District 776 in Fort Worth TX met last week at the William W. Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Lockheed Martin on behalf of 3,000 IAM
Read moreYoung union workers participate in the ITF Summer School held at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Thirty-six young activists from 26 different countries participated in International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Summer School at the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. WATCH: ITF Summer School
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