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Fifty years ago, less than a month after the 1963 March on Washington, a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, killing four young African-American girls. The bombing, perpetrated by a white supremacist, became a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement and sparked the outrage that led to the 1964
Read moreStan Pickthall IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Stan Pickthall as the new Chief of Staff. An IAM member for almost 31 years, Stan Pickthall previously served as the Directing Business Representative of District Lodge 250 in Vancouver. He became a Business Representative in 1994 and has been the Directing Business Representative since 2005. “Stan
Read moreIAM International President and AFL-CIO Executive Board member Tom Buffenbarger delivers the AFL-CIO Finance Committee report at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles. The AFL-CIO National Convention concluded this week after delegates approved a dizzying array of more than 45 resolutions, many designed to extend the benefits of the labor movement to like-minded community
Read moreOwen Herrnstadt IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger today announced IAM Trade and Globalization Department Director Owen Herrnstadt as the new Chief of Staff to the International President, effective September 1, 2013. Herrnstadt began his union career in 1987 as Associate General Counsel in the IAM Legal Department. He has also served as Counsel for Legislative
Read moreStudents, educators and staff at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Training Center in Hollywood, MD, observe a moment of silence to remember the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Like many throughout the country, the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks gave IAM members a chance to reflect. The
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