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  • iMail , News January 4, 2011

    Machinists Ratify Contract with L-3 Communications

    Flight line mechanics employed by defense contractor L-3 Communications at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state have ratified a new four-year contract. The mechanics, who are all members of District 751 in Seattle, voted unanimously to approve the deal. “We made improvements in every category we identified as our top issues,” said Dave Hosford, the

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  • iMail , News January 4, 2011

    Three IAM Members Receive Union Plus Grants

    A trio of Machinists Union members from Ohio and Illinois are the latest recipients of Union SAFE grants from Union Plus. The grants, which do not have to be repaid, are designed to assist members of AFL-CIO affiliated unions who are facing financial hardship from health and educational expenses. The members receiving grants include Chicago

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  • iMail , News January 4, 2011

    Electrolux Abandons Montreal for Tennessee

    “The North American Free Trade Agreement is a joke and the recent announcement by Electrolux that it will move manufacturing from Québec to Tennessee is proof,” said a disgusted IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. Shortly before Christmas and without any warning, Electrolux told its L’Assomption, Québec, work force, it would close the facility

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  • iMail , News January 4, 2011

    Deadline Approaches for Basic Newsletter Course

    The application deadline for the 2011 Basic Newsletter Development course at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Placid Harbor, MD, is Friday, January 7, 2011. The course will be held from March 20th through March 25th and is the only Basic Newsletter course for 2011. Local or district lodges who want to

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  • iMail , News December 16, 2010

    Guide Dogs to Receive $25,000 Grant

    They did it! Thanks to your help, Guide Dogs of America (GDA) will receive a check for $25,000 from Explore Dogs/Dog Bless You, a philanthropic multimedia project that showcases the positive work of non-profits. GDA, the IAM charity which breeds, trains and provides guide dogs free-of-charge to sightless individuals, received the grant as part of

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