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  • iMail , News March 25, 2008

    iMail for Tuesday, March 25, 2008

    Toyota Campaign in Canada to Continue Calling the suspension of a scheduled vote a “temporary roadblock,” the IAM informed supporters at the Toyota Canada plant in Cambridge, ON, that it will continue to seek the support needed for a representation election at the automaker. The IAM withdrew its application for a certification vote with the

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  • iMail , News March 20, 2008

    iMail for Thursday, March 20, 2008

    MNPL Targets Elections, Tanker Deal The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL) held their annual planning meeting this week in Nashville, TN, against a backdrop that included the $40 billion tanker contract and a host of economic indicators that have many experts convinced the nation is already in recession. “The deepening mortgage crisis, soaring energy costs

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  • News March 20, 2008

    Los Angeles Mechanics Say ‘IAM Yes’

    IAM organizing team at Johnson Controls (left to right): Gabriel Santiago, Carlos Gonzalez, Eddy Salcedo, Jesus Bobadilla, Juan Carlos Cerpa, Javier Garcia and Leon Torres. Jesus Bobadilla and Jesus Archila (not pictured) were elected to the Negotiating Committee. iMail – 3/18/2008 – Workers employed by Johnson Controls who maintain and service the vehicles for the

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  • iMail , News March 18, 2008

    iMail for Tuesday, March 18, 2008

    IAM Survey: Voters Support Tech Training The Machinists Union has released results of a national survey that found widespread support among likely voters for two years of tuition-free, post-secondary education for every qualified American. The survey, which is available here, was conducted for the IAM by Fingerhut Granados Opinion Research and examined voter attitudes about

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  • iMail , News March 13, 2008

    iMail for Thursday, March 13, 2008

    Airbus Distorts Tanker Job Numbers Union members in Washington state held a spontaneous protest in the wake of the Air Force decision to award a $40 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers to Airbus/EADS. Less than a week after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) launched a review of the controversial $40 billion tanker contract, comes

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