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  • iMail , News June 28, 2012

    Machinists Vote to End Strike at Lockheed

    Members of District 776 voted by a wide margin to accept the improved contract proposal from Lockheed Martin, ending the strike that began on April 23rd. Key economic features of the four-year accord include an 11 percent increase in wages and a lump-sum bonus of $2,000, plus an up-front Cost-of-Living payment of $1,600. The new

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  • iMail , News June 28, 2012

    Justice Prevails in Health Care Ruling

    The IAM welcomed the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding the key portions of the Affordable Care Act.   “This case was brought to energize and mobilize political opposition to the President of the United States,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “It is unfortunate the Supreme Court has become a forum for such efforts. But

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  • News June 27, 2012

    Congressional Democrats Escalate Criticism of Substance, Process of Obama’s First Trade Pact – the Trans-Pacific Partnership

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The combination of unprecedented secrecy during three years of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “trade” agreement negotiations and recent leaks of TPP chapters revealing that U.S. negotiators have approved extreme, troubling terms has sparked a veritable tsunami of congressional criticism and action in recent days, Public Citizen said. The 13th round of TPP negotiations

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  • iMail , News June 26, 2012

    Praise for Spanish Leadership Classes at Winpisinger Center

    IAM members who attended the recent Leadership II class conducted in Spanish at the William W. Winpisinger Center were enthusiastic in their support for the Spanish language classes. Among the participants who left comments at the conclusion of the program was District 15, Local 447 member Hector Canales, who wrote, “It was an honor to

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  • iMail , News June 26, 2012

    IAM Mourns Grand Lodge Auditor Bill Dameron

    Grand Lodge Auditor Bill Dameron passed away on June 24, 2012 after an illness. “The IAM has lost a devoted family man and loyal trade unionist,” said General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr. “Bill Dameron was an integral part of this union for more than 30 years, much of which was spent steering the financial future

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