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  • iMail , News September 6, 2011

    Union Plus Credit Card Benefits to Continue

    Holders of Union Plus Credit Cards should not see any immediate changes to the card’s program or features following the recently announced sale of HSBC’s $30 billion credit card portfolio to Capital One. The Union Plus Credit Card is issued by HSBC’s Card and Retail Services and provides unique benefits for union members, including special

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  • iMail , News September 1, 2011

    A New WPA by Next Labor Day

    A 2011 Labor Day message from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger: Many of us will be using this Labor Day weekend to get together with friends and family and celebrate the tremendous contribution that American workers have made to our nation. Sadly, this year’s Labor Day comes at a trying time for our nation’s workforce. Unemployment

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  • iMail , News September 1, 2011

    Human Rights Conference Embraces Diversity

    During the opening day of the IAM Human Rights Conference, TCU President Bob Scardelletti, left, and IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, right, present retired Pullman Car Porter Sollie Mitchell with appreciation awards for his 35 years of service. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was an important leader in the civil rights movement and the advancement

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  • iMail , News September 1, 2011

    GOP Readies Attack Plan for NLRB

    Emboldened by tactics employed during the recent debt ceiling crisis, House Republican leaders are preparing an equally extreme assault on labor and environmental laws when Congress returns from the August recess. In an August 29 memo to House Republicans, GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) outlines an agenda that includes the elimination of important environmental

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  • iMail , News September 1, 2011

    Pension Increase is Key to Mettler Toledo Deal

    Significant pension benefit increases were the key ingredient in a new collective agreement ratified by the members of Local 235 employed by Mettler Toledo, in Toronto, Canada. “The membership wanted significant increases in pension benefits and wages and this bargaining committee delivered an agreement which was ratified by a 90 percent margin,” said District 78

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