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  • iMail , News June 22, 2006

    iMail for Tuesday, June 20, 2006

    Strategic Changes at IAM Headquarters IP Tom Buffenbarger announced Assistant Director Neil Gladstein will become the next director of the IAM Strategic Resources following the departure in August of current Director Steve Sleigh. “Neil Gladstein has a long record of union service and I’m sure he’ll continue to do a superb job for this union

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  • News June 20, 2006

    Podcast: Gov. Sebelius Addresses IAM Delegates at the 2006 Staff Conference

    JUNE 20, 2006 – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius addresses the IAM delegates at the 2006 IAM Staff Conference in Denver, Colorado.  Attached is her full speech with a total running time of approx. 24 min.

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  • News June 16, 2006

    Suspend Funding for NSPS

    June 16, 2006 – The regulations as proposed by the Department of Defense (DoD) for the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) do nothing to enhance national security and only strip federal workers of their rights.  Click here  to send an Action Alert.    

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  • News June 15, 2006

    House Approves Additional Amtrak Funding

    June 15, 2005 – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 266-158 this week to increase Amtrak funding by $214 million. While still short of the total funding Amtrak needs to adequately maintain the nation’s passenger rail infrastructure or expand service, the extra money avoids the complete shutdown of Amtrak being pursued by the Bush Administration.

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  • News June 15, 2006

    Winchester Workers Protest Unfair Imports

    June 15, 2006 – Cheap imports from China carried a high price for 186 members at the iconic Winchester rifle facility after parent company US Repeating Arms closed the New Haven plant on March 31, 2006. Former Winchester workers spoke out at a Connecticut AFL-CIO rally in support of an unfair trade practices petition filed

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