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  • iMail , News February 3, 2015

    IAM Steps in to Help Laid-Off Woodworkers

    The last piece of timber leaves the California Redwood Company’s Korbel, CA facility on January 29, 2015. With the holidays on the minds of IAM members at the California Redwood Company (CRC) in Korbel, CA in early December 2014, the company issued a notice informing employees of the plant’s impending closure. The company is transitioning

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  • iMail , News February 3, 2015

    2015 IAM Calendars Still Available

    The 2015 IAM Calendar is still available and features winners of the IAM Photo Contest. The 2015 IAM Calendar is still available. Individual calendars are $7 each. For Lodges that want to bulk order 100 calendars or more, the cost is $5 per calendar. To order, download the individual order form or bulk order form.

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  • iMail , News January 29, 2015

    Time is Now to Apply for a 2015 IAM Scholarship

    The deadline to apply for a 2015 IAM Scholarship Award will be here before you know it. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 25, 2015 to be considered. The competition is open each year to eligible IAM members in the United States and Canada and eligible children in their last year of high

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  • iMail , News January 29, 2015

    Like the IAM Southern Territory Facebook Page

    Social media was at the top of the list for discussion during the recent IAM Southern Territory Staff Conference, and the attending leadership of the territory was excited about the use of social media and increased communications with region’s membership. Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin directed the creation of the Southern Territory Facebook

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  • iMail , News January 29, 2015

    Punk Band to Anti-Union Governor: ‘We Literally Hate You!!!’

    Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is going to need a new entrance song. The anti-union governor, best known for stripping collective bargaining rights for most Wisconsin public employees, played the Dropkick Murphys’ hit song “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” as he bounced onto an Iowa stage to deliver remarks this past weekend. The outspokenly pro-worker

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