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  • iMail , News February 2, 2012

    Tell Congress to Pass a “Clean” FAA Bill

    Help defeat a purely political attack on transportation workers’ voting rights. Congress is close to passing a four-year “FAA Reauthorization” bill, but the proposed legislation contains politically-motivated provisions inserted by House Republicans to hamper airline and railroad workers’ rights in union representation elections. These changes are unnecessary and have absolutely nothing to do with aviation

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  • iMail , News February 2, 2012

    China’s Unfair Trade Policies Threaten U.S. Auto-Parts Industry

    The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has issued a report accusing China of unfair trade policies and actions which threaten future employment in the auto-parts industry. The Report, authored by Rob Scott and Hilary Wething, concludes, “Every one of the United States’ auto-parts jobs is individually at risk from China’s unfair trade practices.” The IAM represents

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  • iMail , News February 2, 2012

    Aerospace Locals Complete Bargaining Prep at WWW

    Members of IAM Local Lodges 639 and 933 gear up for contract negotiations in the Negotiations Preparation for Bargaining Committees course provided at the William Winpisinger Center. Seated: (left to right) Tony Spicer, LL 639; Ray Harper, LL 639; Dan Aguirre, LL 933 and Rich Vargas, LL 933. Standing: (left to right) Mark Love, Southern

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  • iMail , News February 2, 2012

    IAM’s Connection to Black History Month

    Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group were the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces, famously known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The recently released movie Red Tails details the accomplishments and contributions made by African-American pilots commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen. These famed airmen fought against the

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  • News February 1, 2012

    Tell Congress to Protect Workers’ Rights, Pass a “Clean” FAA Bill

    TAKE ACTION NOW For years, Congress has tried to pass a long-term funding bill called “FAA Reauthorization” that would provide stable funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and allow it to focus on modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system, rebuild the nation’s airports and keep air travel the safest in the world. But

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