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  • iMail , News August 27, 2013

    Flight Attendants Finally Earn OSHA Protection

    On the heels of a successful fight to keep knives off the country’s commercial aircraft, Flight Attendants are celebrating another victory that extends many health and safety standards to inside the passenger cabin. For almost four decades, Flight Attendants were not protected by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations that cover other workers throughout

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  • iMail , News August 27, 2013

    Maryland Members at DynCorp Near Contract Deadline

    The clock is about to strike midnight for DynCorp. Despite months of talks, management at the military base contractor continues to drag its feet in negotiations with over 900 IAM Local 4 members at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland. The company’s contract with the IAM expires Friday, August 30, 2013. The DynCorp

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  • iMail , News August 27, 2013

    Justice Department to Challenge Texas Voter ID Law

    The Justice Department is suing Texas over its controversial and discriminatory voter ID law, signaling a willingness of the Obama administration to protect minority voting rights despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The suit claims that Texas “knew or should have known that

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  • iMail , News August 27, 2013

    Machinists March on Washington for Jobs, Justice and Freedom

    IAM Executive Council Members, holding the banner from left to right, Eastern Territory GVP Lynn Tucker, Jr., GVP Diane Babineaux, Midwest Territory GVP Philip Gruber, GST Robert Roach, Jr., International President Tom Buffenbarger, and GVP Dora Cervantes, fourth from right, led a contingent of IAM members to the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1963 March

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  • iMail , News August 22, 2013

    Register Now for 2013 IAM Retirees Conference

    Retirees and their spouses come from all over North America to participate in the IAM’s Retiree Conferences. The registration deadline for this year’s conference, which begins November 19 in Las Vegas, is October 11. Are you ready to have fun with IAM Brothers and Sisters and safeguard hard-won union benefits?  If so, join us for

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