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  • iMail , News October 11, 2012

    District 751 Member on the Road to Recovery

    L to R: District 751 Business Rep Tommy Wilson, Robert Carver, Josh Divers, Andrew Dennis and Local A President Fergie Ferguson. Divers addressed members at a recent District 751 Local A meeting to thank them for their support after his accident in February. The October issue of the Aero Mechanic, District 751’s award-winning newsletter, features

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  • iMail , News October 11, 2012

    BEE MAD @ THE GOP Campaign Goes Viral

    Every day, over 33,000 UCubed fans engage in the oldest political activity in the world – talking over the back fence with their friends and neighbors – via one of the newest political tools: Facebook. UCubed fans share stories. They like Honey and Buzz E Bee videos. They comment on posts. They feel more engaged

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  • iMail , News October 11, 2012

    Local Pastor Urges Support for Wichita Strikers

    In an eloquent message posted on the Local 639 website, the Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice Kansas, Rev. David Hansen, urged the Wichita faith community to support IAM members at Bombardier Learjet in their the struggle to preserve affordable health care. “Now is the time to speak out and speak up for a health

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  • iMail , News October 11, 2012

    Military Contractor Bills Taxpayers for Anti-Union Meetings

    An article published for In These Times unveils illegal, anti-union activity which reportedly took place during an IAM organizing campaign at the Fort Lewis-McChord joint Army and Air Force base in Washington state. According to the article, workers assigned to help families suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were forced to attend

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  • iMail , News October 9, 2012

    Judge Authorizes Hostess to Reject Union Contracts

    A bankruptcy judge has given Hostess Brands, Inc. permission to reject IAM contracts and to implement unfair changes on nearly 200 IAM members employed by Hostess. Hostess filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2012 and is seeking changes to its current labor contracts. The vehicle and building maintenance workers represented by the IAM

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