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  • iMail , News May 29, 2012

    District 751 Machinists Honored for Safety, Excellence

    Eleven members of District 751 who work for Republic Services in Klickitat County, WA were honored recently by their company for excellence on the job. The 11 were in the first group to be given Republic’s “Dedicated to Excellence” award, which recognizes that the workers met Republic’s high standards for safety, while also excelling in

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  • iMail , News May 29, 2012

    Labor Hall of Fame Adds Deceased 9/11 Union Members

    The more than 600 union members who perished on September 11, 2001 as a result of the terrorists’ attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania were inducted collectively into Labor’s International Hall of Fame at the 2012 induction ceremony held recently at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC. “We are extremely proud to be able

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  • iMail , News May 29, 2012

    NLRB Member Accused of Aiding GOP Resigns

    The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member accused of funneling confidential information to GOP allies who were engaged in a campaign to discredit the agency has resigned. NLRB member Terrence Flynn submitted a letter to President Barack Obama saying he would resign effective July 24, but would immediately recuse himself from all agency business. Flynn

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  • iMail , News May 24, 2012

    CBTU Founder Bill Lucy Steps Down

    William (Bill) Lucy, president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), is stepping down from the post he has held since he co-founded the CBTU in 1972. “It’s time for a new leader to step into these shoes and connect with young workers who need to see their generation out front in more leadership

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  • iMail , News May 24, 2012

    IAM Welcomes Canada’s Northern Independent Union

    The IAM is proud to announce the successful completion of a merger agreement that makes members of the Northern Independent Union the newest members of the Machinists Union. “This merger agreement was a lengthy process that began last April,” explained Grand Lodge Representative Colin Cherry. “Essentially it gave their members a year to test drive

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