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  • iMail , News August 20, 2013

    UnioNation Band Records First Album

    UnioNation performed original songs and classic hits at a celebration commemorating the IAM’s 125th anniversary at Local Lodge 709 in Marietta, GA. Their CD is expected to be available for purchase before the end of the year. (Bill Burke / Page One Photography). IAM members express their solidarity in a number of ways – on

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  • iMail , News August 20, 2013

    Winpisinger Center Class Preps Okeelanta Corp. Employees for Negotiations

    Members of the Okeelanta Corp. Negotiating Committee met at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD to strategize for their upcoming contract negotiations with the company. The Negotiating Committee for over 550 IAM Local Lodge 2152 members at South Bay, FL-based sugar manufacturer Okeelanta Corp. met at the William W. Winpisinger Center recently to

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  • iMail , News August 15, 2013

    New ‘Made in America’ Stamps Pay Homage to 20th-Century Workers

    The limited-edition “Made in America: Building a Nation” Forever stamps feature photos taken by iconic photographer Lewis Hine. The Labor Department and the Postal Service have teamed up to honor courageous American workers who put their hands and hearts into making the United States a world leader in manufacturing and innovation. The “Made in America:

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  • iMail , News August 15, 2013

    Civil Rights Activist Bayard Rustin Earns Much-Deserved Recognition

    Civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) will posthumously be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony later this year. In anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, President Obama will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to labor, civil and human rights activist Bayard Rustin. Rustin and Brotherhood

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  • iMail , News August 15, 2013

    IAM, UE and Kenyon College Commit to Partnership

    From left, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, Kenyon College President Sean M. Decatur and UE President Bruce Klipple sit down to sign the Middle Path Partnership Agreement. Many employees also signed their names to the partnership. Members of IAM Local 2794, in conjunction with management at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH, have come together to

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