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  • iMail , News May 1, 2012

    Workers’ Memorial Service Remembers the Fallen

    At the annual IAM Workers’ Memorial Ceremony to honor fellow members who passed away from on-the-job accidents or job-related illnesses, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger expressed condolences to the families of fallen members on behalf of all IAM members Dozens of IAM members gathered at the William W. Winpisinger Center’s Workers’ Memorial in honor of the

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2012

    Joint Committee Reviews Airport Safety Conditions

    Members of the IAM’s Joint Air Transport Safety Committee (JASC) met this week at the Winpisinger Education Center with the goal of coordinating the ground and flight safety programs of Districts 140, 141, and 142 and to review a pair of accidents that led to the deaths of two IAM members. The JATSC was formed

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  • iMail , News May 1, 2012

    Tell Congress to Take Action on WPA and CCC Acts

    Congress needs to hear from working families and the unemployed on two important bills now stuck in the legislative process. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mark Begich (D-AK) have introduced S. 1517, the 21st Century Works Progress Administration (WPA) Act, a bill

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  • iMail , News April 26, 2012

    UCubed Members Say ‘Thank You’ to Jobs-Friendly Politicians

    The Union of Unemployed (UCubed) launched a campaign to enable its unemployed and underemployed leaders to say “thank you” to politicians who have stood by them throughout this Great Recession. The UCubed Thank You page allows the jobless to post a personalized message to a senator, governor, Member of Congress or state legislator. “The political

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  • iMail , News April 26, 2012

    Support Grows for Members Protesting DirecTV Harassment

    IAM District 947 members working at DirecTV in Los Angeles, CA are engaged in an ongoing battle with their employer over unfair labor practices. It’s been more than two years since workers voted to join the IAM. After the company stalled the process through legal appeals, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final decision

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