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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    Connecticut Members Ratify New Contract at UTC Power

    Machinist Local 1746 members at UTC Power in South Windsor, CT, overwhelmingly approved a new collective bargaining agreement covering wages, benefits and other working conditions for 150 hourly workers who manufacture fuel cells. The three-year agreement includes annual raises of 2.5 percent, a $1,000 signing bonus, continued Cost of Living Adjustments and increased pension and

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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    Fighting the Good Fight Since 1949

    The old saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same” is sure to come to mind upon reading this letter to all locals and districts from former IAM International President Al Hayes. The letter, dated December 22, 1949, encourages locals to provide members with information about National Health Insurance, a top IAM

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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    Charity Trap Shoot Raises $7,500 for United Way

    IAM International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger participated in the charity event and was the guest speaker at the awards ceremony. Organized labor and the United Way in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area joined forces this year to raise more than $7,500 with the second annual Labor/United Way “Trap Shoot Kickoff.” The event was hosted

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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    Enroll Now for 2010 Human Rights Seminar

    The IAM Human Rights Seminar will be held February 28 – March 5, 2010 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Training will include guidance in establishing lodge Human Rights Committees and making existing Committees more effective. The curriculum for this basic class was designed to provide a greater understanding

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  • iMail , News December 8, 2009

    President Urged to Act on Pratt Factory Closure

    The IAM is welcoming the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs. In a joint letter to President Obama, the delegation took the unusual step of urging the president to become directly

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