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  • iMail , News August 18, 2015

    IAM Mourns Passing of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond

    Civil rights activist and former NAACP Director Julian Bond passed away August 15, 2015. Photograph: Getty Images-Earl Gibson III In a career that spanned over 50 years, Julian Bond served as a civil rights activist, legislator, NAACP chairman and champion of equal rights for all Americans. As a young man in the early 1960s, Bond

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  • iMail , News August 18, 2015

    IAM’s Gittlen Appointed to MassDOT Board

    District 15 Business Representative and New England Area Director Russell Gittlen has been appointed to the MassDOT Board of Directors. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently appointed IAM District 15 Business Representative Russell Gittlen to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors. “With Mr. Gittlen’s appointment, all of the seats on the Board of

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  • iMail , News August 18, 2015

    Get IAM Discounts on Wireless Services and More from Union Plus

    Union Privilege offers discounts on AT&T wireless service and a broad variety of coupons for products and services available exclusively to working families. New and existing customers can receive up to 15 percent off AT&T wireless services and products. Click here to check out the offers. Thanks to the collective buying power of millions of

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  • iMail , News August 14, 2015

    Hillary Clinton Received Rousing Endorsement from Machinists Union

    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to over 800 delegates at the 2015 IAM National Staff Conference, New York, NY. (Photo: Bill Burke/Page One Photography) The Machinists Union today loudly endorsed former U.S. Secretary of State and honorary IAM member Hillary Clinton to be the next president of the United States. The move comes

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  • iMail , News August 13, 2015

    Pride at Work Fighting for LGBT Equality

    Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis talks about the Equality Act and some of the other issues facing the LGBT community. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in June but LGBT Americans can still be fired for their sexual orientation in an alarming number of states. Ensuring equality in the

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