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  • iMail , News July 19, 2012

    IAM Organizes Georgia IKEA Workers

    Nearly 300 workers at an IKEA warehouse in Port Wentworth, GA voted overwhelmingly for IAM representation. On the strength of a 95 percent ‘Yes’ vote, 62 warehouse employees in Port Wentworth, GA became the latest IKEA workers to win IAM representation. IAM District 112 Organizer Rick Harris praised organizing committee members Chad Mock and Terry

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  • iMail , News July 19, 2012

    Hawker Bankruptcy Judge Favors Deal with China Buyer

    The IAM repeated its warnings that an expedited sale of Hawker Beechcraft could jeopardize jobs, pensions and U.S. national security interests after a bankruptcy judge in New York approved a motion authorizing a 45-day period of exclusive negotiations between Hawker Beechcraft and Superior Aviation Beijing Co., Ltd. “We are concerned that the judge did not

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  • iMail , News July 17, 2012

    Deadline Nears for IAM Convention Hotel & Travel Forms

    Delegates elected to represent their local lodges at the IAM’s 38th Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada are reminded to send their hotel reservation and travel forms directly to Grand Lodge to be received by July 21, 2012. Forms should be mailed to the Office of the General Secretary-Treasurer, IAM & AW, 9000 Machinists

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  • iMail , News July 17, 2012

    IAM Raises Red Flags over Hawker Sale

    The IAM is calling on members of Congress to put the brakes on the proposed sale of Hawker Beechcraft to a little-known Chinese company, Superior Aviation Beijing Co., Ltd. (Superior). In a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week, the IAM expressed serious concern that the sale could facilitate the transfer of valuable commercial

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  • iMail , News July 17, 2012

    Five Myths about Public Employee Pensions

    In a recent Huffington Post article that sets the record straight on public employee pensions, Harold Schaitberger, the general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), tackles five of the biggest myths about defined benefit pensions. Schaitberger starts by debunking the claim that most if not all pension plans for state workers are

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