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  • iMail , News February 13, 2014

    Six Apprentices Graduate from Joint IAM/Boeing Program

    Pictured from left to right, apprentices Brian Meyer, Duane Erickson, Harvey Hussey, Slaveck Moraru and Lurelee Lorenzen make up the 2013 graduating class of the IAM/Boeing Joint Apprenticeship Program in Seattle. A new Machinists News Network video showcases the 2013 graduates of the IAM/Boeing Joint Apprenticeship Program. Click here to watch it now. For nearly

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  • iMail , News February 13, 2014

    IAM Negotiations Underway for 5,600 at Lockheed Martin

    The IAM Negotiating Committee for members at Lockheed Martin  was joined by IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, General Vice Presidents Bob Martinez, Jr., Gary Allen and Mark Blondin and Aerospace Coordinators Terry Smith and Jody Bennett. The Machinists came out in full force to Palm Springs, CA for the opening day of the economic phase of

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  • iMail , News February 11, 2014

    Experts Agree: Paid Sick Leave Works for Employees, Businesses

    Paid sick leave is a good deal for employers, too. A diverse range of stakeholders at a recent Aspen Institute panel agreed that an employee with paid time off when they’re ill leads to increased productivity, better health and a more stable family life. Currently, over 40 million Americans don’t have paid sick leave. The

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  • IAM International News , iMail , News February 11, 2014

    Cambodian Workers Tortured, Killed After Asking for Raise

    Protesters in Washington, DC, speak out against the horrendous treatment of garment workers in the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia. A new Machinists News Network video sheds light on a horrific workers’ rights violation in Cambodia, a Southeast Asian country where government forces allegedly tortured and murdered striking garment workers asking for a raise. The

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  • IAM International News , iMail , News February 11, 2014

    OXFAM Honors IAM for Philippines Relief Contribution

    Oxfam Canada Executive Director Robert Fox, third from right, presented IAM Canada with a commemorative plaque in recognition of the union’s contribution towards Oxfam’s relief and reconstruction work in areas of the Philippines devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 8, 2013. Joining IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie, right, in accepting the honour were

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