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  • News April 17, 2009

    Thunder Bay Airport Workers Join Machinists

    April 17, 2009 – Airline workers employed by Wasaya Airways at Thunder Bay International Airport in Thunder Bay, Ontario, are the newest members of the IAM. The new members of Local 714 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, include Ramp agents, Passenger service agents, Cargo agents and Ground Equipment Maintenance personnel. “When these workers saw that management didn’t

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  • iMail , News April 14, 2009

    iMail for Tuesday, April 14, 2009

    IAM Leader Rips Florida Rep. for Anti-Labor Remarks IAM president Tom Buffenbarger is calling for Florida Republican Rep. Connie Mack to be recalled by voters following his suggestion that President Obama should “fire” United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ron Gettelfinger for refusing to agree to draconian cuts in pay and benefits for UAW members. “Rep.

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  • News April 13, 2009

    Minnesota Machinists Hold ?Day of Action’ Rally

    Hundreds of IAM members were joined by elected officials and area union members in Bloomington, MN, for a rally to support what is likely to be the largest and most important union organizing drive in decades. The “Day of Action” rally, organized by Local 1833, was part of the IAM’s nationwide fight to win bargaining

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  • News April 13, 2009

    St. Louis City Workers Vote IAM

    District 9 and Local 777 in St. Louis, MO recently added 61 new members with an organizing win among employees who work in the city’s Fleet Maintenance, Parks, Fire, Ambulance and Refuse facilities. According to District 9 Organize Mike Musgrove, the main issues in the drive were gaining professional representation, increased wages and the lack

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  • News April 13, 2009

    National C-17 Organizing Campaign Shows Results

    The IAM campaign to organize more than 300 employees working on Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III program is beginning to pay dividends with organizing wins in Oklahoma, South Carolina,  Mississippi, Delaware, New Jersey, California and Washington state. Following a series of recent elections, more than 230 Pilot Instructors, Loadmaster Instructors and Simulator Technicians will become IAM

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