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  • iMail , News July 2, 2013

    New IAM Executive Council Makes History, Takes Oath of Office

    Retired IAM International President George Kourpias, center, administers the oath of office to the new IAM Executive Council and Officers. From left, General Vice Presidents Diane Babineaux, Sito Pantoja, Philip Gruber, and Lynn Tucker, Jr., General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger, General Vice Presidents Dave Ritchie, Robert Martinez, Jr., Gary Allen,

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  • iMail , News July 2, 2013

    Shop Union-Made this July 4

    Whether you’re hosting the barbeque or bringing snacks to watch the fireworks, make this 4th of July a union-made celebration. In this tough economy, purchasing high-quality union-made products not only ensures your dollars go to support your neighbors, communities and friends but you’re also supporting good middle-class jobs. Don’t know where to start? Visit AFL-CIO’s

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  • iMail , News July 2, 2013

    IAM 2013 Scholarship Winners Announced

    The 2013 IAM Scholarship competition has concluded and the winners have been announced. Click here for the full list of recipients. “We congratulate the winners and thank all those who participated in the 2013 competition,” said IAM Safety and Health, Apprenticeship and Scholarship Department Director Mike Flynn, whose department administers the popular program. “The IAM

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  • iMail , News July 2, 2013

    June ‘IAM Journal’ Now Available

    Articles in the June issue include: IAM Comes Home to Atlanta to Celebrate 125th Anniversary Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of 1965 Voting Rights Act IAM 2013 Scholarship Winners Announced Solidarity at the South Pole Call Goes Out to Honor Recent TCU Members of the Military Joint Air Transport Conference Focuses on Safety IAM

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  • News July 1, 2013

    IAM Supports U.S. Action on Bangladesh

    The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is supporting the U.S. government’s decision to suspend Bangladesh’s trade benefits granted under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).  The IAM believes that countries who benefit from preferential trade programs must comply with internationally recognized labor rights, specifically the right to non-lethal workplaces and the right

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