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  • iMail , News February 17, 2011

    Machinists Break New Ground with Moduline

    The IAM has broken new ground in its latest collective agreement with Moduline Industries Canada Limited in Penticton, British Columbia. “For the first time, our workers over the age of 55 or with 30 years seniority can volunteer for a reduced work week schedule,” said IAM District Lodge 250 Directing Business Representative Stan Pickthall. The

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  • iMail , News February 17, 2011

    Leo Hindery Calls for Focus on U.S. Manufacturing

    In an op-ed published on The Huffington Post, Leo Hindery, Chairman of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation, addresses what he calls the “myth of offshoring.” “For fully two decades, the American people have been fed the canard that the offshoring of literally millions of American manufacturing jobs is an acceptable price

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  • iMail , News February 15, 2011

    GOP Leader Targets NMB Voting Rules

    The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is preparing to vote on legislation that would reverse the voting rules for air and rail workers that were recently updated by the National Mediation Board (NMB). Late last week, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) introduced the House version of the FAA Reauthorization bill, with

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  • iMail , News February 15, 2011

    IAM Urges Sen. Paul to Respect Flight Attendants

    Last week, the Machinists Legislative team met face-to-face with Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) congressional staff to express our strong opposition to the Senator’s amendment to strip safety and health protections for professional flight attendants from the pending FAA Reauthorization bill (S.223). The Legislative team presented Sen. Paul with a letter from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger

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  • iMail , News February 15, 2011

    Indiana Machinists Fight Right to Work

    With the Indiana governor’s mansion and both houses of the state’s legislature now controlled by business-friendly Republicans, it’s no surprise that a push is on to make Indiana the first state in years to pass Right-to-Work (RTW) legislation. At the most recent meeting of the Indiana State Council of Machinists, a cadre of IAM national

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