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  • iMail , News August 8, 2013

    Jay Leno Rags on White House for Congressional ACA Exemption

    Jay Leno, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, called the new health care law the “Do As We Say, Not As We Do Act” after a decision to continue employer contributions to the health insurance premiums of members of Congress and Hill staffers. Late-night comedian Jay Leno took a jab at the White House for

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  • iMail , News August 8, 2013

    Bill Press Show Moves to Satellite TV and Web

    Beginning September 3, 2013, longtime Machinists friend, talk radio host and author Bill Press will be moving The Bill Press Show to Free Speech TV.  The show joins a lineup of several leading progressive voices like Thom Hartmann, Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, Openline News with Davey D and The David Pakman Show. Free Speech

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  • iMail , News August 8, 2013

    Make Plans Now for 2013 IAM Automotive Conference

    The 2013 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 1 to 4, 2013, at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  Automotive Coordinator Boysen Anderson will chair the conference, which will focus on new approaches to expanding IAM automotive membership in North America. The deadline for making hotel reservations is August 30,

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  • iMail , News August 8, 2013

    Labor Video Features IAM Members at GKN

    Jesus Bonilla, an employee at a GKN manufacturing facility on Long Island, was part of a group of workers to contact the Machinists Union about organizing the plant. A new Long Island Federation of Labor video highlights the positive impacts that labor unions, including the IAM, are having on the lives of workers and their

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  • iMail , News August 8, 2013

    Machinists Union is 20,000 Strong on Facebook

    The IAM is proud to announce that the Machinists Union has reached 20,000 “likes” on Facebook. The page acts as a forum for IAM members and others to stay up-to-date with the latest union news, developments and action alerts. It is updated every day with thought-provoking articles from around the labor movement. Here are a

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