IMPACT and the National Training Fund are in the process of publishing the next edition of the Training Center Directory. As thousands of these Directories are shipped to contractors, educational institutions, and others each year, it is essential that all of the information for your Local Union and Apprenticeship Training Center be correct.

The House passed legislation Thursday reauthorizing $13.8 billion over five years in wastewater treatment grants and loans, after rejecting a Republican amendment to strip language requiring contractors to pay prevailing wages.

Deep in a canyon of medical towers, another tower rises-colorfully marked up as if with a giant box of Crayolas. That's because someone had a wonderful idea. "It was spontaneous. I think one child put their name on a window. One ironworker saw that name, spray painted, 'Hi Kids,' and then that name on a beam-and it just grew from there," said Michael Walsh, a general foreman with Iron Workers Local 7.

The Ironworkers International, Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), and the National Training Fund are exploring new approaches to recruiting, training and communicating with new apprentices.

There's no eraser on an electrical lineman's pencil. As they say, "get it done right the first time, every time."

In response to Vice-President Biden's recent comments regarding green jobs training, the Union Iron Workers are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to install and maintain green energy projects in a safe and productive manner throughout the United States and Canada.

The Iron Workers International Union and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) recently held its inaugural joint annual North American Iron Worker / IMPACT Labor-Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada February 8-12, 2009. In the previous year, IMPACT's inaugural Labor-Management Conference was held in conjunction with the Annual Ironworker Strategic Planning Meeting. This year marked the first time the two meetings were combined allowing people from all facets of the industry the opportunity to discuss the issues and challenges that face our industry.

The Iron Workers International Union recently announced the recipients of this year's Eagle Awards of Achievement at the 2009 North American Iron Worker / IMPACT Labor-Management Conference in Las Vegas. The award showcases the performance excellence of Local Iron Worker Unions, which are based on the Iron Worker Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

With the advent of the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) the Iron Workers Union launched a robust and far-reaching campaign designed to benefit both business and labor. IMPACT's innovative initiative aims at building a strategic, modern-day alliance between union workers and their employers while dissolving employers' historic objections to hiring union.

The Iron Workers International and Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) will hold its first combined Labor-Management Conference at the Paris Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada February 8-12, 2009. This conference is a combination of last year's IMPACT conference and the Annual Iron Worker Strategic Planning Meeting.