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  • iMail , News May 1, 2014

    Federal Employees’ Collective Bargaining Class Deadline Extended to May 9

    Friday, May 9, 2014 is the new deadline to complete and return enrollment forms for the Federal Employees’ Collective Bargaining class from June 22 to 27 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The program will focus on areas such as negotiating ground rules, contract bargaining, mid-term bargaining, collective

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2014

    United Blames Weather, Not Management Failures, for Poor First Quarter

    United Airlines has reported a net loss of $609 million, or $1.66 per share, for the first quarter of 2014. It marks a three-month low for the carrier. In a conference call to discuss United’s results, President and CEO Jeffrey Smisek blamed winter weather, increased competition in Asian markets and a softening Japanese economy for

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2014

    NFFE-IAM Teams Up with Congressman to Protect PA Army Depot

    Members of NFFE-IAM Local 1429 meet with Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) to discuss potential BRAC cuts at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA. Members of NFFE-IAM Local 1429 in Chambersburg, PA recently met with Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) to discuss strategy for protecting Letterkenny Army Depot from closure in the event of another round of

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2014

    Reopening Air Force Rocket Contract Would Threaten IAM Jobs

    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, FL carrying the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The IAM recently sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, urging Congress to reject any attempt to

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2014

    National Labor College Honors 2014 Graduating Class

    The IAM had one of the largest groups in the National Labor College’s 2014 graduating class including, from left, Scott Walker, James Smith, Kathlene Mirgon, Donna Perinetti, Marcus German, Edison Fraser, Alastair Haythornthwaite and Michael Garofano (not in photo: John Gehringer, Andrew Marnhout, Linda Seeley, Steven Warren and David Wheatley). Appearing with the graduates, right,

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