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  • iMail , News November 24, 2015

    Last Chance to Register for Intermediate Web Development Class

    Are you looking to take your District or Local’s website to the next level? The IAM’s Intermediate Web Development Class, to be held February 14-19, 2016 at the Winpisinger Center, will give you the tools you need to reach your membership online like never before. The deadline to register is Friday, December 4. Prospective participants must

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  • iMail , News November 24, 2015

    District 19 Dedicates Historic Bell to Buffenbarger Library

       IAM District 19 members restored a historic locomotive bell to be displayed at the R. Thomas Buffenbarger Library at the Winpisinger Center. A relic of American railroad history now has a home at the R. Thomas Buffenbarger Library at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. A locomotive bell, possibly from as far back

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  • iMail , News November 24, 2015

    Winpisinger Center Now Offers Master’s Degree Through the IAM’s Empire State College Partnership

    IAM members kicked off the first cohort of students to pursue labor studies degrees through a partnership between the IAM and SUNY’s Empire State College. That partnership has now expanded to include a master’s degree track, as well as a bachelors and associates. IAM members can now earn a master’s degree in labor studies through

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  • iMail , News November 24, 2015

    Connecticut Local Delivers Thanksgiving for Needy Families

    IAM Local 1871 members marked their 25th year of providing Thanksgiving dinners to needy families in the Groton, CT area. From left: Rick Ravenelle, Steward; Jon Papski, Secretary-Treasurer; Snuffy Smith, Retired President; Andy Miller, Recording Secretary; and Jim Underhill, Vice President. A food pantry run by IAM Local 1871 in Groton, CT, marks its 25th year

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  • iMail , News November 24, 2015

    Long-Awaited Win for Virginia Shipyard Workers

    After more than six years of company delay and politically-inspired stalling, 220 Huntington Ingalls Shipyard workers in Newport News, VA will soon be able to negotiate an IAM collective bargaining agreement. The workers, known as Radiological Control Monitors Techs (RCTs), originally held a union representation election in 2009 while employed by Northrup Grumman. After the

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