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The deadline to book a hotel room at the discounted rate for the 2014 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Conference in Las Vegas is October 24, 2014. This year’s conference will be held November 20-22. The deadline to RSVP for the 34th Annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet is October 31. The GDA event will
Read moreNorth Carolina’s Republican-majority state legislature passed the restrictive law in August 2013, just two months after a conservative majority on the Supreme Court voted to gut key portions of the Voting Rights Act. One of the law’s most fervent supporters, North Carolina House Speaker Tom Tillis (R), is challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)
Read morePictured from left to right: Twana McFann Labor Division Vice-Chair, Deborah Hersman, Ron Miller, IAM Safety and Health Dept. Director Mike Flynn, Joe Grabinnski Labor Division Chair and Mark Johnson Labor Division Vice President. The IAM’s Joint Air Transport Safety Committee (JATSC) was recognized by the National Safety Council as a recipient of their “Exemplary
Read moreIAM District 9, Local 660 hosted AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, third from left, at a get-out-the-vote labor rally in East Alton, IL. From left to right: Local 660 Secretary-Treasurer B. Dean Webb, Rep. Bill Enyart (D-IL), Trumka, Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades President Dale Stewart, Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan and Illinois AFL-CIO
Read moreThe Machinists Union won several top honors in the annual International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Labor Media Awards contest, which honors the best in labor journalism. 1st Place: Long Promos/Public Relations, “Stronger,” an inspiring organizing video shown at the 2013 IAM Transportation Conference. 1st Place: General Excellence – Blog, “iMail” 1st Place: Internet Best Content,
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