Three Important Rules for Dealing With Volunteers

Roses are red, Violets are Blue, Valentine’s Day is this week, And why is finding volunteers so hard? Happy Valentine’s Day Week! We hope that everyone in your committee is spending some quality time with the people that you love most (next to family, of course) …...

Train The Trainer

Just last year, twelve members from IAM District Lodge 141, ten from Local Lodge 1487 Chicago O’Hare and two from Local Lodge 1351 Seattle working at United Airlines, completed the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 40-Hour Hazardous Material Instructor...

The IAM is a member union of the AFL-CIO

The AFL website is a megastore of news and information. Legislation and Politics State legislative issues This week in Congress Legislative voting records Legislative alerts Corporate Watch Executive pay watch Avoiding their fair share of taxes AFL-CIO Blog Economy...

Resources

Addiction and Recovery SAMHSA.gov September is Recovery Month U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Drug Rehab information and resources Alcohol Abuse - Self Screen On-Line DOT's Drug & Alcohol...

Sexual Orientation

Only 17 states and the District of Columbia have laws that ban discrimination in the workplace because of a person's sexual orientation. Only eight of those states and the District of Columbia ban discrimination in the workplace because of a person’s gender identity....

Religion

Religious freedom is one of the principles on which America was founded, and one of the basic rights we value most. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion by a private employer, state or local government or...

Race, Ethnic Background

Under the law, all workers look alike, regardless of skin color or ethnicity. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color or national origin by a private employer, state or local government or educational...

Pregnancy

regnant? You've got legal rights protecting you against job discrimination. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 forbids employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The act says women affected...

Gender

No one should be typecast into —or out of— a job or profession because of gender. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sex by a private employer, state or local government or educational institution with 15 or more...

Family Medical Leave

When you have a newborn or newly adopted baby, or when a loved one is seriously ill, your most important job may be at home rather than at work. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provides workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid and job-protected leave for...

Disability

America has made great progress in recent years in removing the artificial barriers that can prevent people with disabilities from achieving economic self-sufficiency and participating fully in our society. But progress can't be taken for granted, and too many of...

Age Discrimination

As we age, we accumulate experience that can make us even more valuable at work. But that's not how many employers see it. It's not unusual for older workers to encounter age discrimination that makes it harder to get hired, promoted and treated fairly. The Age...