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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,
Read moreMachinists 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
Read moreSaskatchewan’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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreIAM Member’s Son Fulfills Olympic Dream Canada’s first Olympic ski jumping team since 1992 flew higher than many expected at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. The four young jumpers, including Calgary’s Graeme Gorham, the 18 year-old son of Local 1681 member and Air Canada employee Arthur Gorham, expected the 2006 games to be
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