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  • iMail , News October 17, 2013

    Introducing the New IAM Mobile 3.0 App

    The IAM App is embarking on its third year with the launch of IAM Mobile 3.0, a new cutting-edge tool that lets IAM members stay up-to-date with their union like never before. The new IAM Mobile 3.0, available for download on your smartphone or tablet at mobile.goiam.org, combines all of the IAM’s popular online functions

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  • iMail , News October 17, 2013

    New Front Opens in War on Pensions

    If there is a bright side to the GOP government shutdown, it may be the decision by the House Education and the Workforce Committee to postpone an October 10 hearing to consider “pension reform” and changes to laws governing the nation’s multi-employer pension plans. Unfortunately, the ominously titled hearing; “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How

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  • iMail , News October 17, 2013

    California Machinists Raise Over $45,000 for Guide Dogs

    With fall festivities in full swing, Machinists in California were determined to take part by participating in events for a good cause. On October 5, 2013, at Hagen Park in Rancho Cordova, CA, the 14th Annual Sacramento Classic Auto Show raised in excess of $23,000 for Guide Dogs of America (GDA). With 180 entries, good

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  • iMail , News October 15, 2013

    The Strong Arm of the Law

    Paralegals Ellen Campbell, left, and Carol Sanborn, right, helped negotiate a contract with their employer, a Topsham, ME law firm that specializes in labor law. With more than 5,000 contracts covering workers in dozens of major industries, the IAM is recognized as one of the most diversified labor unions in North America. But a recent

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  • iMail , News October 15, 2013

    Op-Ed: F-35 Critical to Good Jobs and U.S. Defense

    Continued funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is essential to a strong economy and national defense, says an op-ed written by IAM District 725, Huntington Beach, CA, Organizing Director Brian Miller in the Hanford Sentinel. “With Congress soon to debate cuts mandated in the congressional budget sequester, many believe deep cuts to defense

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