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  • iMail , News April 24, 2012

    April 2012 IAM Journal Ready for Download

    The April 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. Digital issues of the Journal are published each month. You can get the app on iPad, Android Tablet and/or Android Phone. For information on how to download the free IAM App, click here and follow the links to Apple’s iTunes Store or the

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  • iMail , News April 24, 2012

    Tell San Francisco BART to Buy American

    The Blue Green Alliance has launched a new website encouraging the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to Buy American and invest in American jobs when considering a $3 billion contract to build the next generation of BART train cars. This week BART’s Board of Directors must decide between building the train cars using

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  • iMail , News April 24, 2012

    IAM Balks over Secret US Airways Deals

    IAM representatives from District 141 and 142 responded quickly to an announcement by US Airways that agreements were reached with the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) over terms for labor agreements in the event US Airways were to acquire American Airlines. “It is

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  • iMail , News April 24, 2012

    Lockheed Machinists on Strike for Health Care and Pensions

    IAM members at three Lockheed Martin locations voted overwhelmingly to reject the company’s contract offer that reduced health care benefits and dropped defined benefit pensions for new hires. About 3,700 members are on strike in Ft. Worth, TX, Edwards AFB in California and PAX River NAS in Maryland. Above, IAM District 776 members at the

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  • iMail , News April 19, 2012

    Kansas Machinists Dig Out from Tornado Damage

    Several Wichita, KS aircraft plants sustained damage last week when tornadoes touched down in the area known as “Tornado Alley.” Buildings at Spirit AeroSystems sustained significant damage, while Boeing, Hawker Beechcraft and Cessna Pawnee Division were also damaged. Hourly workers at all the companies are represented by IAM District 70. The tornadoes hit on Saturday

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