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  • iMail , News April 19, 2007

    iMail for Tuesday, April 10, 2007

    Rally for Freightliner Jobs Two days after the last commercial Freightliner rolled off the assembly line in Portland, OR, hundreds of workers rallied in front of the Portland Federal Building on April 4 to protest the trade deals that are allowing good paying union jobs to be exported. More than 800 jobs in Portland were

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  • iMail , News April 19, 2007

    iMail for Thursday, April 5, 2007

    Mississippi Shipyard Strike Ends More than 6,000 members of 15 unions at the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi voted by a 3 to 2 margin this week to ratify a new agreement with Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, ending a strike at the shipyard that began on March 8th. The settlement includes an immediate 9.2 percent

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  • iMail , News April 3, 2007

    iMail for Tuesday, April 3, 2007

    District 4 Organizes 770 at Patuxent River Base The IAM recently scored a major organizing victory at the Patuxent River Naval Base in Southern Maryland, bringing representation rights to 770 aircraft repair technicians employed by DynCorp International.  This win is the latest in a series of organizing wins for the Machinists Union under the Service

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  • iMail , News April 2, 2007

    iMail for Thursday, March 29, 2007

    Aerospace Conference Focused on Growth The Democratic Governor of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, received a standing ovation from more than 200 delegates, staff and guests on the opening day of the 2007 IAM Aerospace Conference in Portland, OR. The applause grew louder during his remarks as the former truck driver displayed a solid understanding of the

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  • iMail , News March 27, 2007

    iMail for Tuesday, March 27, 2007

    Maytag Veteran Calls on Congress to Fix Trade Agreements Former IAM Local Lodge 2063 President Dave Bevard testified  before Congress today, speaking about the shortcomings of Trade Adjustment Assistance and the need for fair trade agreements. Bevard worked at Maytag Refrigeration Products in Galesburg, Illinois for 32 years when, on October 11, 2002, the company told

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