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Young Machinists came from all over the U.S. and Canada to attend the inaugural Young Workers Strategy program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The deadline to register for the IAM Young Workers Strategy Program, to be held May 3-8 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Center in Hollywood, MD, is only
Read moreDo you have an issue you want to raise with your elected officials in Washington, DC? From political novices to seasoned experts, the 2015 IAM Legislative Conference is the perfect opportunity to hear from the most powerful voices in Washington, and lobby your Senators and Representative on issues like workers’ rights, trade and more. The
Read moreWorking people in Wisconsin were having a bad week already. Their own state representatives, paid for and bought out by corporate interests, are ramming through a so-called “right-to-work” law for no other reason than to silence workers’ voices and eviscerate unions. It’s expected to be signed into law by anti-union Gov. Scott Walker (R) next
Read moreIAM District 10 members braved the snow on Wednesday to protest a right-to-work bill being rammed through the GOP-controlled Wisconsin state legislature. Wisconsin’s state Senate approved a right-to-work bill in an “extraordinary legislative session” on Wednesday, cutting off debate on the measure that will weaken unions and transfer even more power from workers to corporations.
Read moreFar-right Republicans in Congress are again circling the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, hoping to kill the independent credit agency that helps U.S. companies sell products to foreign buyers and supported more than 200,000 American jobs in 2013 alone. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger wrote a letter to Congress backing a bill that would fully authorize
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