IAM Local 389

Nominations are now open for shop stewards. Hand your nominations to Brian Steinrichter, the Recording Secretary, before May 1, 2020.

This article uses information from Eric Chase’s 1993 article on IWW’s webpage at https://iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most […]

It’s scholarship time again! Every year Local 389 offers scholarship opportunities for members, their children, grandchildren and spouses. Formerly known as the Local Lodge 389 Scholarship, the award was renamed after the late Richard Sanchez , the founder of the award. Richard had a vision to help members and their children with some of their […]

  As most of you are aware, your communicator has been attending classes at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center(W3) at Placid Harbor, Maryland. Some of you may know what the W3 is and IAM Communicators do. But, it’s very likely many of you do not. Hopefully some of these questions can be […]

What Is the 2020 Census? The 2020 Census counts every person living in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. The count is mandated by the Constitution and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, a nonpartisan government agency. The 2020 Census counts the population in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, […]