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  • iMail , News March 22, 2012

    West Virginia Local Marks Three Decades of Service

    IAM volunteers from Local 598 in South Charleston, WV prepare food for distribution to local food banks. (left to right) Local 598 Vice President Rose Hairston, Local 598 Member Cliff Means, Local 598 Member Joe Davenport For 30 years, members of IAM Local 598 in South Charleston, WV have proved they care about their neighbors

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  • iMail , News March 22, 2012

    BNSF Sick Policy Draws EEOC Discrimination Charges

    The value of good union representation often goes far beyond securing good wages, benefits and working conditions. For members of TCU-IAM and Railroad District 19 employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), it’s having the ability to challenge a management order requiring employees to report illnesses and accidents that occur outside the workplace or on

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  • iMail , News March 20, 2012

    First Contract Brings Retro Pay for Illinois Members

    IAM District 8 ADBR Gary Stuessel swearing in new members at Local 124 After several months of negotiations, the new IAM members of Local 124 in Joliet, IL who are employed as Clerical workers for the Village of Manhattan have a first contract that provides significant wage increases and retroactive pay of more than $7,500.

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  • iMail , News March 20, 2012

    Aveos Closure Triggers 2,600 Layoffs in Canada

    IAM leaders in Canada are responding angrily to the closure of Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. in Toronto, ON, calling the move a violation of the Air Canada Public Participation Act. “The act stipulates that Air Canada must maintain aircraft heavy maintenance facilities or have such work performed at facilities in Winnipeg, Mississauga and Montreal,” said

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  • iMail , News March 20, 2012

    Long-Term Jobless Face New UI Crisis

    Several states will begin dropping long-term, unemployment-insurance recipients from their rolls next month. Beginning April 7, 2012, jobless residents living in Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin will begin to lose their benefits. The federal Extended Benefits program, which grants claimants in states with high unemployment rates an additional 13

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