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  • iMail , News March 14, 2006

    iMail for Tuesday, March 14, 2006

    Trotter Tapped to Lead IAM Legislative Dept. A seasoned and steady hand will be at the wheel of the IAM’s Legislative and Political Action Department when Assistant Legislative Director Tom Trotter takes over as director from outgoing Legislative Director Rich Michalski on June 1. “Tom Trotter’s experience, political insights and work ethic are a matter

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  • News March 14, 2006

    Whack A Hack

      Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 In 2003, the battle to pass the Medicare bill was fought until the end. George W. Bush’s flawed Medicare Prescription Drug Part D program would force seniors into unreliable, uncertain private insurance plans for their drug coverage, put all Medicare coverage on the road to privatization,

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  • iMail , News March 9, 2006

    iMail for Thursday, March 9, 2006

    Machinists Announce Vote Results at NWA IAM members at Northwest Airlines delivered a split decision on the bankrupt airline’s $190 million cost cutting proposal. In separate voting by classification, Northwest’s proposal was accepted by the 7,677-member Clerical, Office, Fleet and Passenger Service group and the 18-member Plant Protection group. A similar proposal was rejected by

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  • iMail , News March 7, 2006

    iMail for Tuesday, March 7, 2006

    Saskatchewan’s Newest Local Ready to Fly The training of temporary officers for the newest member of the IAM family in Canada, Local Lodge 32 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was completed in mid February 2006. The new temporary officers reviewed their responsibilities, the movement of funds, examined sample bylaws as possible templates for their lodge’s own

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  • News March 3, 2006

    2008 Convention Website Debuts

    The official website for the IAM’s 37th Grand Lodge Convention in Orlando, Florida is online. Emblazoned with a logo designed especially for the convention, the site will feature regular updates on convention planning, travel and sightseeing news, daily reports from the convention once it begins, and information for media covering the event. Members will also be

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