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  • iMail , News February 28, 2012

    Register Now For Regional Retirees Conferences

    The Retirees, Community and Membership Services Department will be holding a series of Regional Retirees Conferences in 2012. Registration deadlines for the Eastern and the combined Western/Southern Regional conferences are fast approaching.   The Eastern Regional Conference will be held April 16-17 at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, NJ. A special hotel room rate

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  • iMail , News February 23, 2012

    Update Passports, Cell Phones for 2012

    IAM representatives and delegates attending the 2012 Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, Ontario, are reminded that they need a valid U.S. passport to enter Canada. If you do not have a current passport, you should apply for, or update, your passport as soon as possible. Click here to go to the U.S. State Department website

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  • iMail , News February 23, 2012

    Smithsonian Breaks Ground on African American Museum

    Construction has begun on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama joined Former First Lady Laura Bush and Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) for a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday. The $500 million building will be the first museum on the National Mall devoted solely to black life, art,

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  • iMail , News February 23, 2012

    Brookings Study: Manufacturing Makes the Economy Work

    A new paper by the Brookings Institute lends weight to the argument that a vibrant manufacturing sector is critical to the U.S. economy. In a concise summary, the report says manufacturing matters because it provides high-wage jobs, commercial innovation (the nation’s largest source), is key to reducing the trade deficit and provides a disproportionately large

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  • iMail , News February 23, 2012

    Machinists Reject Air Canada Tentative Deal

    After nine months of face-to-face bargaining, IAM members at Air Canada voted to reject a proposed tentative agreement. IAM members also voted by 78 percent to support strike action. Angry over a history of mismanagement, the 8,600 IAM members at Air Canada are particularly sour over sacrifices they made while Air Canada executives continued to reap

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