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  • iMail , News April 2, 2013

    IAM Mourns Labor Legend Harry Kelber

    Harry Kelber (1914 – 2013) After over seven decades in the labor movement as a union leader, critic, educator and academic, Harry Kelber passed away Sunday in New York City. He was 98 years old. A self-described “front-line observer” of labor, Kelber was a catalyst in the 1962-1963 New York City newspaper strike that lasted

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  • iMail , News April 2, 2013

    Time is Running Out to Fight TSA’s ‘Knives on Planes’ Decision

    Friday, April 5 is the last day to sign a White House petition demanding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) overturn their decision to allow knives on commercial flights. IAM Flight Attendants staged an informational picket Tuesday at Dulles Airport and spoke to passengers about signing the petition.   As of Tuesday, the campaign still needed over

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  • iMail , News April 2, 2013

    Machinists Vote to Strike Unarco in Tennessee

    Holding the Line: Members of Local 1441 in Springfield, TN on strike at Unarco Materials Handling for a share of the success they helped create. In the wake of a contract offer described  as “low and outside,” over 150 members of Local 1441 in Springfield, TN set up picket lines and commenced a strike to

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  • iMail , News March 28, 2013

    Texas Machinists Support Letter Carriers

    Machinists Union members joined other unions and the AFL-CIO in San Antonio, TX in supporting the embattled National Association of Letter Carriers to protest the planned switch to five-day delivery service for first class mail in August. The unions are concerned about the effect of lack of delivery for seniors. “The mailbox is a lifeline

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  • iMail , News March 28, 2013

    Reserve Now for 2013 IAM Legislative Conference

    The 2013 IAM Legislative Conference is set for May 13-16 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. You can reserve rooms by calling the Hyatt Regency directly at 202-737-1234. The cut-off date for special room rates is April 8. Legislative Conference delegates can register on Monday, May 13, between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., or

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