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  • iMail , News August 20, 2015

    Americans’ Support for Unions Increasing

    A new Gallup poll shows that Americans’ approval of labor unions has jumped five percentage points to 58% over the past year, and is now at its highest point since 2008. Click here to see the complete report. The poll also indicates the percentage of Americans saying they would like labor unions to have more

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  • iMail , News August 20, 2015

    Se Acerca la Fecha Límite para los Programas de Liderazgo en Español

    Hay tiempo todavía para mandar las inscripciones para los programas de Liderazgo en Español al Centro William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood, MD.  Animamos a las Logias y Distritos a que identifiquen los miembros de habla Hispana que se beneficiarían al asistir a las clases de Liderazgo en su idioma nativa y que tienen el potencial

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  • iMail , News August 18, 2015

    IAM International President Makes the Case for Clinton

    Following the unanimous endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president by more than 600 union leaders at the 2015 National Staff Conference in New York, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger addressed the conference to highlight the differences between the two top candidates running in the Democratic primary and why former Senator Clinton is the best choice.

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  • iMail , News August 18, 2015

    IAM Mourns Passing of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond

    Civil rights activist and former NAACP Director Julian Bond passed away August 15, 2015. Photograph: Getty Images-Earl Gibson III In a career that spanned over 50 years, Julian Bond served as a civil rights activist, legislator, NAACP chairman and champion of equal rights for all Americans. As a young man in the early 1960s, Bond

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  • iMail , News August 18, 2015

    IAM’s Gittlen Appointed to MassDOT Board

    District 15 Business Representative and New England Area Director Russell Gittlen has been appointed to the MassDOT Board of Directors. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently appointed IAM District 15 Business Representative Russell Gittlen to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors. “With Mr. Gittlen’s appointment, all of the seats on the Board of

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