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  • iMail , News March 19, 2013

    Flight Attendants Speak Out Against Knives on Planes

    Flight Attendants are sending their message loud and clear to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Congress: no knives on their planes. The Coalition of Flight Attendants, which represents nearly 90,000 Flight Attendants, including IAM members, went to Capitol Hill March 14 to tell Congress to keep the skies safe. They’re supporting the No Knives

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  • iMail , News March 19, 2013

    Buffenbarger to MNPL Delegates: ‘You are the Union’

    Speaking less than a mile from where the battle of the Alamo took place in 1836, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger proposed an aggressive defense for a labor movement he described as no less besieged. “Make no mistake; we are at war with an enemy that is coming after everything we have; our jobs, our rights

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  • iMail , News March 14, 2013

    Register Now for May Spanish Leadership 1 Class

    The registration deadline for the May 5 Leadership I Program is rapidly approaching, so act now. All classroom instruction, books, and materials are in Spanish; however, the content is identical to the material used in the English leadership programs. Space for the popular class is currently available, but time to purchase travel is short. Please note

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  • iMail , News March 14, 2013

    Act Now to Support U.S. Jobs

    IAM members have a unique opportunity to express their support for stronger U.S. content requirements in export transactions that are supported by the U.S. Export Import Bank. The Ex-Im Bank was created during the Roosevelt administration to support U.S. exports that support U.S. jobs by providing billions in annual loan guarantees. While the Ex-Im Bank

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  • iMail , News March 14, 2013

    Ryan Budget Would Hurt Working Americans

    House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has introduced a 2014 fiscal year budget that would deeply cut health care and education spending that middle class families depend on. The plan also provides higher subsidies for shipping jobs overseas and bigger tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Republicans would pay for the budget by

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