The Winpisinger Center has posted all of its 2025 training schedule. To start with, here is the link to the Programs page.
https://w3iam.org/2025-programs/

International President Brian Bryant’s statement letter including rundown specifics on classes and dates.
https://w3iam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025_Leadership_Call_English_combined.pdf

Program descriptions and Dates (see above statement letter for enrollment procedures etc):

Leadership I
Covers the fundamentals of trade unionism and the basic laws and operations of the IAM, including Parliamentary Procedure & Lodge Administration, Labor History, Government & Politics, Role of the Steward, and Human Rights.

March 30 -April 4
May 4 – May 9
June 22 – June 27
August 10 – August 15
August 24 – August 29
October 12 – October 17

Leadership I Online
April 22 – May 1
December 1 – December 11

Leadership II
Continues the Leadership I program. Classes include Collective Bargaining, Issues & Lobbying, Advanced Steward Training, Union Ethics, and Organizing.

Registration is open to members who have completed a Leadership I program (either in-person or online) in a previous year.

February 23 – February 28
April 6 – April 11
June 1 – June 6
July 20 – July 25
September 21 – September 26

Leadership II Online
July 7 – July 17

Advanced Leadership
Continues the Leadership I and Leadership II programs. Classes include Strategic Lodge Leadership, Organizing, Labor History, Collective Bargaining II, and Workplace Communications.

Registration is open to members who have completed both Leadership I and Leadership II programs (either in-person or online) in previous years.

March 2 – March 7
May 18 – May 23
June 8 – June 13
September 14 – September 19

Train-the-Trainer
Trains district and local lodge officers to teach rank-and-file members in core subjects. The program’s central focus is on effective adult education methods, and covers training module material in organizing, representation, and political engagement.

Registration is open to members who have completed Leadership I, Leadership II, and Advanced Leadership (either in-person or online) in previous years. Registration is also open to members currently serving as local or district lodge educator upon affirmation that the member needs expedited access to Train-the-Trainer to fulfill their duties as lodge educator.

April 27 – May 2
July 27 – August 1
October 5 – October 10
October 19 – October 24

Train-the-Trainer Online
April 14 – April 18

Go to the 2025 Programs page linked above for registration information as well as Local Admin, Staff and Departmental programs and dates.

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Amentum Employees, the hard cap on Sick Leave is 64 hours. Use it or lose it, anything over 64 hours after December 31st is gone.

We have 8am to 11am covered and 5pm to 7pm covered. We are still in need of someone to sit on the vote in the 11am to 5pm window. Any help here is much appreciated!

21st December for Election day we need volunteers to help man the ballot box and to help with counting the ballots afterwards. Time period coverage needed:

11am to 7pm

Please reach out ASAP if your available to help with this!

Voting 7 am to 7 pm
Eboard meeting 8 am
Membership meeting 8:30 am to 9:30 am
Pension People 9:30 am
Food Truck 11 am to 2 pm

A lot going on this saturday, see you all there!

Happy black friday folks!

We are in need of volunteers for Election day manning the ballot box. It’ll be open from 0700-1900 December 21st, anyone that wants to help with any portion of the time is very much appreciated! Reach out to your nearest union steward to sign up!

Thanks!
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Happy turkey week folks, I hope bellies are full and you are passed out on the sofa in front of whatever you like on the TV tomorrow!

Some extra information for you all, times and whatnot for December 21st.

0700-1900 Election day. Its Election day and you have 12 hours to get your vote in.
0900-1000 Pension department will be here, and ready to answer all your questions.
1100-1500 Food truck!

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President : Joe Paneck (unopposed)

Vice President : Gary Knight (unopposed)

Recording Treasurer : Kelly Macken (unopposed)

Recording Secretary : Jim Burroughs (Unopposed)

Communicator : Paul Hopper (Unopposed)

Inside Sentinel : Derek Blackburn (Unopposed)

Trustees : Jake Gilliam, Eugene Jemison, Ron Everett, Nate Boyd (4 nominees for three positions)

Chief Steward, Executive Airlift : Jake Gilliam (Unopposed)

Chief Steward, Rotary Wing : Al Nuzzo (Unopposed)

Chief Steward, Akima : Vince Coston (Unopposed)

District 4 Delegate : Joe Paneck, Brandy Nobbs (2 nominees for one position)

MD/DC State Counsel Delegate : Derek Blackburn, Nate Boyd, Vince Coston, Kevin
Burch, Al Nuzzo. (5 nominees for 5 positions)

MD State Federation AFL-CIO Delegate : Joe Paneck, Jake Gilliam, Al Nuzzo, Kevin Burch. (4 nominees for 3 positions)

Executive Airlift Stewards : Ron Everett, Chris Carr, Nate Boyd, Joe Ostrelich. (4 nominees for 6 positions)

Transient Alert Stewards : Brandy Nobbs. (1 nominee for 2 positions)

Rotary Wing Stewards : Calvin McCray, Kevin Burch. (2 nominees for 3 positions)

Akima Fuels Stewards : Joe Gould, Eric Waybright, Clayton Harley. (3 nominees for 3 positions)

Akima Supply Stewards : Eugene Jemison (1 nominee for 2 positions)

Tech Systems Steward : Robert Edwards (1 nominee for 1 position)

Amentum Hangar 14 Steward : No Nominations (0 nominee for 1 position)

M-7 Steward : No Nominations (0 nominee for 1 position)

Rotary Wing Chief Steward Pilots : No Nominations (0 nominee for 1 position)

Back in October I posted a whole block of information about election day, I’m going to recap a bit of it here as a reminder.

Whats been accomplished : Secretary notified by mail all members using last known date/time place of nominations and elections. Deadline has passed for absentee ballot requests. Nominations for all positions were held on the November monthly meeting. All nominations have been verified eligible.

What happens next : Union Secretary is finalizing the look and layout of the Ballot. December 21st, election day. Ballots will be open at the Union hall from 0700 to 1900hrs.

They are here through saturday, splitting between mids/days, swings, hangar 6, 1st heli and so on. See your steward for specific times and locations.

December is election month for all union positions and next weekend, November 16th 9:30am at the Union meeting we will be accepting nominations those positions. Be there to nominate yourself or have someone nominate you.

Note : If someone is nominating you, they will need a letter of intent from you at the time of nomination giving them permission to put your name forth. See your nearest steward for particulars for the letter if you won’t be at the meeting, but lets be honest here.. its just easier to show up at the meeting, eat some donuts and enjoy good company and nominate yourself, yea?

See the post below this one for all the particulars of the December Election.