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  • iMail , News July 9, 2013

    IAM Video Highlights 2013 Paris Air Show

    A new video on the Machinists News Network showcases labor’s presence at the 2013 Paris Airshow as an IAM delegation led by members of the Executive Council stood in solidarity with unions from across the world. In a special labor conference organized by the newly-formed global union IndustriALL, IAM leaders marked the contributions of thousands

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  • iMail , News July 9, 2013

    Missouri Governor Vetoes Union-Busting Bill

    Missouri Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a bill that would have forced public unions to seek annual written permission before collecting dues from employees. Missouri’s GOP-led legislature passed the bill in an effort to restrict the collective bargaining rights of state workers. The law, which Republicans in the state called “paycheck protection,” would have

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  • iMail , News July 9, 2013

    Labor Stands Up to GOP Crusade Against Workers’ Rights

    Despite relentless Republican attacks, House Democrats and labor advocates are not giving up on the fight to provide working Americans with a fully-functioning National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) have authored a letter, signed by all 201 House Democrats, demanding that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) immediately

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  • iMail , News July 2, 2013

    California Naval Base Workers Switch to IAM

    Former Teamster Shop Stewards, now IAM-represented workers at Lemoore, from left to right, Michael Maguire, Tyler Moriarty, Kevin Heaton, Joseph Koutny, Matthew Nelson and Daniel Todd. Election results speak for themselves, and few elections have been more eloquent than the recent vote by workers at Lemoore Naval Air Station (NAS) in Southern California. In a

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  • iMail , News July 2, 2013

    IAM Mourns Arizona Wildfire Heroes

    The IAM is mourning the 19 firefighters killed Sunday while fighting a wildfire raging through central Arizona, northwest of Phoenix. It was the deadliest day for American firefighters since the 9/11 attacks. The firefighters, all members of the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshot crew, were part of an elite squad that engages out-of-control fires at close

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