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  • iMail , News September 6, 2011

    NLRB Overturns Bush-era Rulings

    Despite threats to defund the agency and an incendiary campaign of intimidation by right-wing members of Congress, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued two important decisions which overturned terrible rulings from the Bush years and re-established prior long-standing law. In the first case,m (Laons Gasket Company), the Board re-established the long-standing and uncontroversial

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  • iMail , News September 6, 2011

    Speakers Inspire Human Rights Conference Delegates

    IAM human rights activists, women’s rights activists, community service activists and young workers enjoyed five days of phenomenal speakers, guests and workshops focused on learning how to improve conditions in the workplace, community and nation at the 2011 Inaugural International Human Rights Conference at the Lake Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

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  • iMail , News September 6, 2011

    Tell Congress No More FAA Shutdowns

    Last August GOP extremists in Congress were so intent on repealing democratic voting rights for airline workers that they forced the FAA to shutdown, causing thousands of layoffs and costing the federal government millions in airline ticket tax revenue. A stopgap funding measure got the FAA back to work, but that temporary fix expires on

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  • iMail , News September 6, 2011

    Union Plus Credit Card Benefits to Continue

    Holders of Union Plus Credit Cards should not see any immediate changes to the card’s program or features following the recently announced sale of HSBC’s $30 billion credit card portfolio to Capital One. The Union Plus Credit Card is issued by HSBC’s Card and Retail Services and provides unique benefits for union members, including special

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  • iMail , News September 1, 2011

    A New WPA by Next Labor Day

    A 2011 Labor Day message from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger: Many of us will be using this Labor Day weekend to get together with friends and family and celebrate the tremendous contribution that American workers have made to our nation. Sadly, this year’s Labor Day comes at a trying time for our nation’s workforce. Unemployment

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