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  • iMail , News August 17, 2010

    Machinists Credit Delta Techs for Election Appeal Win

    IAM organizers cite involvement by Flight Simulator Technicians at Delta Air Lines for the government’s decision to order a new round of voting after the group fell short in a representation election held earlier this year. Union elections for air and rail workers are conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), which also investigates allegations

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  • iMail , News August 17, 2010

    Hindery Echoes Call for Geithner Resignation

    Leo Hindery, Chairman of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation, joins UCubed in its call for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s resignation. In an op-ed published on the Huffington Post, Hindery echoes UCubed’s claim that Geithner is attempting to mislead the American public into believing the economy and jobs crisis is on the

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  • iMail , News August 17, 2010

    District 15 & CREST Provide Skills Training in New Jersey

    Pictured are the newest IAM District 15/CREST auto and diesel technician apprentices, with well-wishers, at their first orientation. Left to right: NJ AFL-CIO Coordinator Ed Correa, William Dmitrzak, Local 447 Business Rep Juan Negron, Whitney Kass III, Joel Freire, Kevin Matos, Paul Palma, Bryant Flores, Commissioner Harold Wirths, Nazareno Aguilar, Hector Martinez, Angelica Diaz, Robert

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  • iMail , News August 17, 2010

    Communicator Class Rescheduled for December 2010

    The IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course has been rescheduled from October 10-15, 2010 to December 12-17, 2010. Participants who have applied for the October 10-15 class do not need to submit new applications. New participants must submit their applications by October 1, 2010. The course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are

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  • iMail , News August 12, 2010

    NMB Sets Dates for New Sim Tech Election

    Following a unanimous ruling earlier this week that Delta Air Lines illegally interfered with a representational election for Flight Simulator Technicians at Delta Air Lines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled a rerun election to begin on August 25, 2010. Prior to scheduling the new election, the Board determined that laboratory conditions for a fair election were

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