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  • iMail , News October 6, 2015

    Seaway Task Force Calls for Upgrades at Michigan Lock

    From left, IAM Eastern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Ed Kuss, Michigan State Machinists Council Representative Dick Cummings and his wife, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley and IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Lynn Tucker, Jr. tour the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, MI as part of an effort to upgrade the outdated lock

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2015

    IAM Welcomes New Members at Red River Army Depot in Texas

    The IAM has 164 new members at Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, TX. Marking a capstone to a yearlong organizing campaign and the last workday prior to an IAM election, XOtech LLC has agreed to recognize the IAM as the exclusive bargaining agent for its employees at Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, TX.

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2015

    Machinist Op-Ed Slams GE Closure of Waukesha Engine Plant

    In an Op-Ed published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger slammed General Electric’s decision to stop manufacturing gas engines in Wisconsin. Stopping production will eliminate 350 skilled IAM jobs and threaten the well-being of the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. “It’s difficult to find the right words to describe General Electric’s hypocrisy in

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2015

    Amarillo Nuclear Workers Accept Contract, End Historic Strike

    IAM and other Metal Trades Council union members are back on the job after voting to accept a four-year contract at Pantex in Amarillo, TX. Nearly 1,200 Metal Trades Council workers, including 550 IAM members, are back on the job after voting to accept a four-year contract with Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) Pantex in Amarillo,

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  • iMail , News October 6, 2015

    IP Buffenbarger on TPP Announcement: ‘A New Low in Corporate Dominance’

    The IAM and a broad coalition have voiced concerns with the secretive negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for more than five years. The announcement of an “agreement in principle” on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations brings workers just steps away from facing the consequences

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