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  • iMail , News March 19, 2013

    U.S. Air Force Needs a Time Out

    The IAM is urging the U.S. Secretary of Defense to call “time out” on the U.S. Air Force for its one-sided treatment of a Brazil-based company in the award of a $465 million contract to provide 20 Light Air Support (LAS) aircraft for the Afghan Air Force. The Air Force chose Brazil-based Embraer over Wichita,

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  • iMail , News March 19, 2013

    Flight Attendants Speak Out Against Knives on Planes

    Flight Attendants are sending their message loud and clear to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Congress: no knives on their planes. The Coalition of Flight Attendants, which represents nearly 90,000 Flight Attendants, including IAM members, went to Capitol Hill March 14 to tell Congress to keep the skies safe. They’re supporting the No Knives

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  • iMail , News March 19, 2013

    Buffenbarger to MNPL Delegates: ‘You are the Union’

    Speaking less than a mile from where the battle of the Alamo took place in 1836, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger proposed an aggressive defense for a labor movement he described as no less besieged. “Make no mistake; we are at war with an enemy that is coming after everything we have; our jobs, our rights

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  • iMail , News March 14, 2013

    Register Now for May Spanish Leadership 1 Class

    The registration deadline for the May 5 Leadership I Program is rapidly approaching, so act now. All classroom instruction, books, and materials are in Spanish; however, the content is identical to the material used in the English leadership programs. Space for the popular class is currently available, but time to purchase travel is short. Please note

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  • iMail , News March 14, 2013

    Winpisinger Center Hosts National Labor College Program

    Machinists from all over the country are taking advantage of the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree through a partnership between the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Center and the National Labor College. Back row (left to right): Charlie Micallef, Steve Warren, James Spalo, Beau Marnhout, Victoria Bouchee. Front row (left to right): David Wheatley, Jerry

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