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  • iMail , News July 5, 2012

    The Rise and Fall of Wealth in the U.S.

    The Great Recession has erased nearly two decades of the average American family’s net worth, leaving many no better off than they were in the early 1990s, says a new report by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile CEO pay continues to reach record heights, says another report. According to the Fed’s Survey of Consumer Finances, in

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  • iMail , News July 5, 2012

    IAM Video Features HAZMAT Training

    Ask any member what IAM representation means to them and the answers are likely to range from contract negotiation and grievance handling to legislative activity and community service. A recent IAM video titled, ‘HAZMAT Ready’ profiles members engaged in an equally critical but often overlooked answer to that basic question. Filmed at the William W.

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  • iMail , News July 5, 2012

    Hawker Beechcraft Bankruptcy Update

    In a message to IAM members employed at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita, KS, representatives of District 70 and Local 733 provided an update on developments since the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 3. “We understand that in bankruptcy there can be periods where there is very little information, and then other

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  • iMail , News July 5, 2012

    Save American Jobs, Sign the TPP Petition

    If the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) is signed into law at the end of this year, the rules for international trade and the global economy will change dramatically, and not for the better. Despite the potential for the TPP to negatively impact hundreds of thousands of American jobs, the negotiations to create the massive

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  • iMail , News July 3, 2012

    Collective Bargaining: American to the Core

    Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Religion are a few of the inalienable rights celebrated by Americans each year on July 4, Independence Day. To this august list also belongs Freedom of Association. Enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, this essential freedom is defined as an individual’s right

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