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  • iMail , News December 15, 2009

    Saskatchewan Machinists Ratify Contract with Bombardier

    Members of Local 32 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, have ratified a new three-year agreement with Bombardier Military Aviation that provides wage increases of 2 percent in the first year, 2.5 percent in the second year and 3 percent in the third year. “This was a significant victory for us,” said District 140 General Chairperson

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  • iMail , News December 15, 2009

    Enroll Now for EAP-II Class in March 2010

    The 2010 Employee Assistance Professional -II Program (EAP-II) at the William W. Winpisinger Center, will be held March 21 to March 26, 2010. This class is for members interested in EAP studies and who have previously attended EAP-I. The EAP-II provides additional training f or union members to become EAP coordinators to help fellow members

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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    NMB Hearing Provides Compelling Testimony

    More than thirty people spoke at the National Mediation Board’s public hearing this week on the board’s proposal to implement a fair representation election voting process for air and rail workers. Among those who testified from personal experience with the current voting guidelines was Marianne Bickler, a former Delta flight attendant supervisor, who told how

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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    A Recipe for Real Recovery

    According to a distinguished quartet of business and labor leaders, the U.S. financial system will remain vulnerable to crisis until a reasonable balance exists between the nation’s manufacturing and services sector, with at least 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) coming from manufacturing. Writing in the December 21 issue of The American Prospect, business

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  • iMail , News December 10, 2009

    Connecticut Members Ratify New Contract at UTC Power

    Machinist Local 1746 members at UTC Power in South Windsor, CT, overwhelmingly approved a new collective bargaining agreement covering wages, benefits and other working conditions for 150 hourly workers who manufacture fuel cells. The three-year agreement includes annual raises of 2.5 percent, a $1,000 signing bonus, continued Cost of Living Adjustments and increased pension and

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