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    30 Aug

    • In College News, Student Profiles

    NLC Becomes a Family Tradition for a Father and Son »

    Jose(left), Jonathan, and his mother at his high school graduation in 2009.
    Many children of union members follow in their parents’ footsteps into a similar career path.

    28 Aug

    • In College News, Student Profiles

    NLC Students… In Their Own Words: Edison Fraser, IAMAW »

    My name is Edison Fraser. I am a Special Grand Lodge Representative with the IAMAW Transportation Department. When I graduated High School, my intentions were always to go to college.

    26 Aug

    • In Alumni Spotlight, College News, Student Profiles

    NLC Students…In Their Own Words: Jimmy Easter, USW »

    The Union’s Path to the Future Necessarily Includes Education
    In preparation for 2009 negotiations, United Steelworkers Local 227 sent me to National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring,

    01 Oct

    • In Student Profiles

    Earn Credit for Military and Apprenticeship at National Labor College »

    “It was tough when I got out [of the military] and I was looking for a job—although I had experience, I didn’t have the licenses to continue working in the private sector in aircrafts

    20 Sep

    • In Student Profiles

    Organizing Class Empowering and Life-Changing for CWA Steward »

    Roger Young leafleting during two-week Verizon strike with daughters Lia and Paige
    “I knew after the first 10 minutes in class that I was in the right place,” said Roger Young of partici

    13 Sep

    • In Student Profiles

    Keeping Up and Reaching Out at NLC: Class President Post 2 of 2 »

    Since 1976, Carrie Biggs Adams has been a proud member of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA), first as a member and

    10 Sep

    • In College News, Student Profiles

    Meet Your New Class President: Post 1 of 2 »

    Each time Carrie Biggs-Adams enrolls in a new class, she can’t wait to see who she knows from prior classes and who else she’ll get to meet.

    05 Sep

    • In Student Profiles

    Back to School at National Labor College »

    Labor Day weekend held special meaning for nearly 200 union brothers and sisters.

    27 Jul

    • In Student Profiles

    Weekly Series: 10 Days to Fulfill Your Dreams with an NLC Scholarship »

    With only one more Friday before the scholarship deadline, this is the second to last post in the Fulfill Your Dreams series.

    20 Jul

    • In Student Profiles

    Weekly Series: Ironworker Returns to School to Improve Workplace with Help from Scholarship »

    “This degree will allow me to bring my workplace up-to-date with cutting edge technology and new software, making the company more competitive,” says John Bacon who is pursuing a degree

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