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  • iMail , News June 19, 2014

    FCC Rule Could Change What You See on the Internet

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently mulling a proposal that could change how we use the internet – more specifically, let internet service providers charge higher premiums for select content and possibly slow the connection and quality of other content. The proposal allows for the creation of, at the very least, a two-tiered internet

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  • iMail , News June 19, 2014

    New IAM Pension Video Spurs Debate at AFL-CIO Conference

    In the new IAM video “Pensions 101: Surviving Bankruptcy,” IAM Local 1725 member Bill Wise shares his personal story as a union member working for a company filing for bankruptcy. Secretary-Treasurers from AFL-CIO-affiliated unions across the nation received a front row seat to the IAM’s premiere showing of “Pensions 101: Surviving Bankruptcy,” an introductory video

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  • iMail , News June 19, 2014

    Register Now for Maryland’s First Hawgs for Dogs Bike Run

    Start polishing your motorcycle for a scenic trip through Southern Maryland’s back roads for the inaugural Hawgs for Dogs Bike Run from IAM Headquarters to the William W. Winpisinger (W3) Center on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The bike run will honor IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr. and proceeds will benefit the Guide Dogs of

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  • iMail , News June 19, 2014

    NFFE-IAM Young Federal Leaders Attend Inaugural Training

    Thirty-five NFFE-IAM members attended a first-of-its-kind Young Federal Leaders training at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Southern Maryland. NFFE-IAM members from around the country came together at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to take part in the first-ever Young Federal Leaders (YFL) training. The first-of-its-kind young worker training introduced the 35

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  • iMail , News June 17, 2014

    Unions Join North Carolina ‘Moral Monday’ Protest

      Thousands of labor, civil rights and religious activists came together to take part in a “Moral Monday” rally for workers’ rights at the North Carolina Statehouse in Raleigh. IAM members were among the thousands of demonstrators outside the North Carolina Statehouse in Raleigh for the latest in a series of protests against the state’s

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