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  • iMail , News November 5, 2015

    Ex-Im Bank Clears Reauthorization Hurdles

       Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank is closer now that the House of Representatives has rejected several severely constraining amendments. The House of Representatives this week rejected a series of proposed “poison pill” amendments to a bill that that would reauthorize funding for the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). The terms are a part of a six-year

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  • iMail , News November 5, 2015

    Congressional Dems Aim to Restore Voting Rights Act

    The 2016 election will be the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) thanks to the Supreme Court’s gutting of it in 2013. Twenty-one states have put new voting restrictions in place since the 2010 election, with voters in 15 states facing these obstacles for the

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  • iMail , News November 5, 2015

    Illinois Local 660 Completes WWW Negotiation Prep Program

    IAM Local 660/District 9 committee members completed the Negotiation Prep class at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center prior to entering contract talks with Eaton B-Line. Front row from left: Kenneth Ess, Chris Loyet and Jason Green. Back row from left: District 9 Business Rep. Kevin Broemmer, Donald McDowell and Shop Steward Tyler

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  • iMail , News November 5, 2015

    GVP Tucker Urges U.S. Funding for Great Lakes Lock Upgrades

    A resolution urging the federal government to upgrade the Soo Locks, located between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes, moved forward this week following a rare joint hearing of the Michigan Senate Commerce, Transportation, and Economic Development and International Investment committees. Senate Resolution 105 also called on government to approve a U.S. Army Corps

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  • iMail , News November 3, 2015

    Clinton Stands With Boeing South Carolina Workers

    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears at a rally at an International Longshoreman’s union hall in Charleston, SC. South Carolina Boeing workers are used to politicians butting in to say they shouldn’t have the right to organize for fair pay, benefits and working conditions. The IAM’s organizing campaign at the Charleston Boeing facility has become

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