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  • iMail , News July 24, 2012

    US Airways CEO Falsely Claims Labor Support for Merger

    John Conley, Vice-President TWU; Captain David Bates, President APA; Doug Parker, CEO US Airways; Laura Glading, President APFA; Notably absent; All US Airways unions. US Airways CEO Doug Parker spoke recently at a National Press Club luncheon, arguing emphatically for a merger between US Airways and American Airlines. Parker was flanked by leaders of the

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  • iMail , News July 24, 2012

    New IAM Journal Ready for Download

    The July 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. In this month’s issue, activists spotlight the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) anti-middle class, pro-corporate agenda and the Machinists News Network talks with a group of Local 1976 retirees on a mission to provide much-needed medical equipment to those in need in Panama. You

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  • iMail , News July 19, 2012

    Mitt Romney’s Record Gets a Gut Check

    “Meet Mr. 1%” is a new website from the AFL-CIO that cuts through the campaign chatter and provides an interactive, graphic-focused look at GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s record—and provides a chilling look at his wrecking plan for America’s working families. The site offers fast facts on how Massachusetts suffered during the years Romney was

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  • iMail , News July 19, 2012

    New IAM Video Features Members on a Mission

    The best stories often come from people and places where you least expect to find them. In ‘Wheelchairs to Panama,’ the Machinists News Network talks with a group of retirees from Local 1976 in Pittsburgh, PA who collect donated medical equipment, including hundreds of prosthetic arms and legs, to distribute to poor people in Panama.

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  • iMail , News July 19, 2012

    Machinists at Alaska Airlines Ratify New Contract

    District 142 announced that Ramp Service and Stores Agent members at Alaska Airlines ratified a new six-year contract. The new agreement covers approximately 600 Ramp Service and Stores Agent employees at the carrier and was approved by 91 percent of those voting. “The negotiating committee was able to craft an agreement that provides wage increases

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