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  • News September 22, 2006

    Video: DC Labor Film Fest

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 – For the sixth year in a row, Washington DC hosted its annual Labor Film Fest.  A compilation of long and short, big budget and documentary films looking at labor issues.  Sponsored by groups like the Debs Jones Douglass Institute and the AFL-CIO, it’s a way to bring attention to the working

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  • News September 22, 2006

    Video: Republican Gubernatorial Candiates Running ‘Bait and Switch’ Campaigns

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 – Aware that they are out of line with the values of working Americans, many Republican gubernatorial candidates are falsely campaigning on highly selective but liberal sounding issues heading into the November elections. An article recently published in the New York Times looks at the increasingly popular Republican technique of governing Republican

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  • iMail , News September 21, 2006

    iMail for Thursday, September 21, 2006

    Custom Made Harley-Davidson Raffled Off A custom built and painted 2006 Harley-Davidson Street Guide FLHX raffled to benefit the Guide Dogs of America http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/ was won by Carole Mertens of Minnesota. Another fundraiser is currently under way. The IAMAW Bike Build http://iamawbikebuild.com/, allows visitors to track the progress of the custom bike being built in an effort to

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  • News September 21, 2006

    Custom Made Harley-Davidson Raffled Off

    A custom built and painted 2006 Harley-Davidson Street Guide FLHX raffled to benefit the Guide Dogs of America was won by Carole Mertens of Minnesota. Another fundraiser is currently under way. The IAMAW Bike Build, allows visitors to track the progress of the custom bike being built in an effort to raise money for Guide Dogs of America.

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  • News September 21, 2006

    Race Round the Track

    Local 777 in St. Louis, MO sponsored a “Machinists Night at the Races” at the I-55 Raceway in Pevely, which turned out to be an excellent organizing tool. Local members and officers staffed the IAM booth, passing out organizing material and t-shirts. As a sponsor, Local 777 was mentioned all night long by the announcer.

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