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  • iMail , News March 29, 2016

    IAM Honors 75-Year Georgia Member

    Seventy five year member and retired General Chairman Roy Meeks receives award from General Vice President Sito Pantoja. IAM Lodges throughout the United States and Canada regularly present service awards to members. Service pins are awarded for each five years of membership beginning in the 15th year, and a certificate is provided for each fifth

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  • iMail , News March 29, 2016

    Newly Organized Swissport Fuelers Prepare for Negotiations

    The Swissport Fuelers Negotiating Committee prepares for upcoming contract talks. Winpisinger Center Director Chris Wagoner leads the class with Negotiating Committee members (front table, from left) Rob Helmer, Bronson McGee, Steven Van Note and Joseph Morones. District 142 General Chairman Randy Griffith and Transportation Department Education Representative Brianna Gregory assist at the back table. The

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  • iMail , News March 29, 2016

    IAM Women Leading the Way

    AFL-CIO Women’s Program Coordinator Sheva Diagne, center, discusses challenges facing working women. AFL-CIO Campus Engagement Coordinator Sara Walling, left, and IAM Communications Representative Tanya Hutchins, right, joined Diagne for a women’s history luncheon at IAM Headquarters. The women of the IAM are a perfect example of how women can change the landscape of the labor

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  • iMail , News March 24, 2016

    Clinton Talks Jobs, Exports at IAM District 751

    IAM District 751 President Jon Holden introduces Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at their union hall in Everett, WA. (Photo: Elaine Thompson / AP) IAM District 751 member and Boeing Machinist Denise Strike values her steady union job, but she’s worried her kids won’t have the same opportunity. Speaking before Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

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  • iMail , News March 24, 2016

    A Dose of Fairness Coming to Union Organizing Campaigns

    A new rule issued by the Department of Labor will force employers to do what unions have had to do for years: report how much money they’re spending on union organizing campaigns. “Boeing Co. and other employers nationwide will have to disclose agreements they have with third-party lawyers and consultants hired to help sway workers

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