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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 13, 2013

    Eastern Territory Responds to Jones Act Attacks

    IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Lynn D. Tucker, Jr. and the Seaway Task Force (STF) have joined in a combined effort to denounce recent attacks on the Jones Act, which provides meaningful employment for hundreds of thousands of workers in maritime-related jobs. The Jones Act requires that all goods transported by water between U.S.

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  • iMail , News August 13, 2013

    District 751, Boeing Program Stresses Importance of Math and Science Skills

    Beth Bergevin, left, a teacher at Mariner High School in Everett, WA, participates in a drilling exercise as part of a two-week “externship” put on by IAM District 751 and the Boeing Co. (Courtesy: IAM District 751) A select group of Seattle-area high school math and science teachers now have real-life examples of why it’s

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  • iMail , News August 13, 2013

    Tennessee Nurses Celebrate Hard-Earned IAM Contract

    Left to right: Linda Carringer, CNA, District Lodge 711 Business Representative Mike Lee and Susan Denning, CNA, with the new IAM contract for nurses at the Golden Living Center in Springfield, TN. Solidarity has paid off for about 50 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) at the Golden Living Center in Springfield,

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  • iMail , News August 13, 2013

    Pledge to Protect Social Security on its 78th Birthday

    Birthdays can serve as a time to celebrate, reflect or – for some of us – simply wish there were a few less candles on the cake. For Social Security, which turns 78 on Wednesday, August 14, it’s a call to action. Since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on

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