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  • iMail , News December 15, 2009

    $8 Billion Keyed to High-Speed Rail Jobs

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared recently that President Obama’s $8 billion commitment to high-speed rail and expanded intercity passenger service was designed to create U.S. jobs and to boost domestic manufacturing. “Our goal is to develop a national high-speed rail network, create good jobs here in America and help reinvigorate our manufacturing base,” said

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  • iMail , News December 15, 2009

    Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness

    Losing a job in today’s economy means more than just cutting back on necessities and struggling to make financial ends meet. According to a just released New York Times – CBS survey, the toll includes widespread depression, anxiety and insomnia in the ranks of unemployed workers. The poll examines the emotional trauma that spreads beyond

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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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