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  • iMail , News July 30, 2013

    Bankruptcy No Excuse to Gut Detroit Workers’ Pensions

    The city of Detroit has become the backdrop of a fierce battle to cut public employee wages and pensions in the wake of the Motor City’s recent filing for bankruptcy. The IAM and other labor groups stand in solidarity with Detroit city employees who have unjustly become scapegoats for the Motor City’s bankruptcy. The police

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  • iMail , News July 30, 2013

    District 751 Notches Aerospace Organizing Win

    Workers at AIM Aerospace, Inc. in Sumner, WA, have voted to join the Machinists Union by a 3-to-2 margin. On July 26, 2013, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reported that 60 percent of the votes cast were in favor of the union. The results must still be certified by the NLRB. The vote covers

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  • iMail , News July 25, 2013

    Dropkick Murphys Turn Up the Volume for Organized Labor

    The Dropkick Murphys, a union-friendly punk-rock band, made it a night to remember for working families in Cincinnati, OH. Major music artists often shy away from putting their name out in front of a political cause, but not so with the Dropkick Murphys, a famous punk-rock band that hasn’t been bashful in their support of

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  • iMail , News July 25, 2013

    IAM Contract Improves Pensions in Puerto Rico

    Members of Local 2725 in San Juan, Puerto Rico are all smiles after ratifying a new contract that contained significant pension improvements.  Twenty-nine members of Local Lodge 2725 in San Juan, Puerto Rico unanimously ratified a new contract with Air Express International, which vastly improved members’ pension benefits. “The pension was the major issue for

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  • iMail , News July 25, 2013

    Wisconsin Machinists Win $850,000 Settlement

    From left, IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Philip J. Gruber, Business Representative Don Griffin and Directing Business Representative Russ Krings hold a check awarded to Mercury Marine employees for missing lunch wages dating back to 2009. Local Lodge 1947 employees at Mercury Marine in Fond du lac, WI are celebrating an $850,000 settlement for

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