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  • iMail , News October 6, 2009

    U.S. Senate Funds C-17 Program, Saves 30,000 Jobs

    Thirty-thousand workers across America, including thousands of IAM members, are thankful that a bipartisan group of senators approved the continued funding of the C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. By a 64-36 vote, the Senate rejected Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) amendment to end production of popular plane and approved the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that includes an

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2009

    Daimler To Stay in Portland

    More than 600 union jobs, including 425 IAM workers of Local 1005, are off the chopping block at Daimler Trucks NA in Portland, OR. The company reversed plans to close its truck manufacturing plant after signing a new contract with the U.S. Army. Daimler said it would keep the facility open to produce Western Star

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2009

    Machinists Approve Bombardier Learjet Contract

    Workers of Local Lodge 639 at Bombardier Learjet in Wichita, KS, ratified a three-year agreement by a 95 percent vote. The agreement calls for yearly raises and a 14 percent immediate increase in the pension plan. The company and the Union entered into a partnership agreement to explore ways to hold the line on health

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2009

    Connecticut Hamilton Sundstrand Workers Gearing Up for Negotiations

    The Local 743 Bargaining Committee goes through a simulated contract negotiation with staff members of the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to prepare for upcoming bargaining with Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, CT. As part of getting ready for upcoming contract negotiations at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, CT, the Local 743

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  • iMail , News October 1, 2009

    Senate Committee Votes Down Public Option for Health Care

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