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  • News August 30, 2006

    Buffenbarger – Remarks to the Firefighters Convention

    Thank you, Harold, for that generous introduction.  You and General Secretary-Treasurer Vinnie Bollon not only are leading one of North America’s greatest unions but you throw one hell of a convention! This is spectacular.                        The IAM Convention will be held here in this very hall from September 9th to September 14th, 2012. By then, the

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  • iMail , News August 29, 2006

    iMail for Tuesday, August 29, 2006

    IAM Poised to Unveil Major Internet Campaign Machinists will have a unique opportunity to make their voice heard and felt on issues that matter most to them in the upcoming elections when the IAM unveils a nationwide internet campaign on Thursday, August 31, 2006. A key feature of the “Hell, Yes!” campaign will be a

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  • News August 29, 2006

    IAM Poised to Unveil Major Internet Campaign

    August 29, 2006 – Machinists will have a unique opportunity to make their voice heard and felt on issues that matter most to them in the upcoming elections when the IAM unveils a nationwide internet campaign on Thursday, August 31, 2006. A key feature of the “Hell, Yes!” campaign will be a virtual wall, accessed

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  • News August 24, 2006

    HPWO Continues to Shine at Harley-Davidson

    August 24, 2006 – The successful alternative to traditional labor-management practices is what brought President Bush to Harley-Davidson’s Springettsbury, PA facility last week, where Local 175 represents 2,700 workers. After his tour and roundtable discussion with IAM members and management, Bush said: “I’m impressed by the fact that these people really enjoyed what they’re doing.”

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  • News August 24, 2006

    Winchesters Bound for Overseas Production

    August 24, 2006 – Olin Corporation and the Herstal Group recently announced a deal to have a Herstal subsidiary manufacture Winchester rifles and shotguns. Left out of the announcement is the likely location of the new production – low-wage sweatshops in Turkey. This concludes what was essentially a slow-motion version of the run-away shop, with Herstal

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