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Left to right, IAM Local Lodge 1871 President Pat Buzzee, wife Julia Buzzee, Retiree and past Local 1871 President Michael “Snuffy” Smith, and Local 1871 Vice President Jim Underhill inventory turkeys for the 23rd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Drive at the Local 1871 Food Pantry. IAM Local 1871 in Groton, CT, completed its 23rd year of
Read morePaying for puppy vaccines is just one of the ways you can turn a donation into the perfect gift for friends or family with the Guide Dogs of America Holiday Fund-A-Need. Are you looking for a gift for someone on your gift list? Maybe they’re hard to shop for or they already have everything. Donating
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is Friday, December 6, 2013. The course is aimed at lodge Communicators who are not publishing newsletters or websites and need help in basic skills such as news writing, internet research, desktop publishing, creating a web page using the IAM Microsite Service, expanding their network
Read moreCourtesy of the National Employment Law Project Growing discontent over rising U.S. economic inequality was evidenced by electoral races in 2013, and could also play a major role in the 2014 midterm elections, says a recent report by the polling firm Lake Research Partners. The issue is breeding new momentum for minimum wage increases across
Read moreNearly 1.3 million jobless Americans are expected to lose their federal unemployment benefits just after the Christmas holiday unless Congress acts by December 28, 2013. Another 1.9 million are expected to lose their benefits by June 2014. After changes to the program in early 2012, there is no longer any phase-out for federal unemployment insurance.
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