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  • iMail , News October 22, 2015

    Machinists Endorse Jamie Raskin for Maryland 8th District

    The Maryland State Council of Machinists is proud to endorse Maryland State Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), a true friend of organized labor and proven champion of progressive values, for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D). “This seat is an essential one for labor and Jamie has shown extraordinary

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  • iMail , News October 22, 2015

    IAM Newsletter, Website Contest Winners Announced

    The results of the 2014 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest are in. The Local and District Lodge first place winners for each category are: Newsletters First Place winners for General Excellence in Newsletters are Federal Local 125, Ogden, UT, The 125 Post and District 142, Kansas City, MO, 142 Observer. First place winners for Best

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  • iMail , News October 22, 2015

    Important Federal Mediation Conference to Resume

    The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has for many years hosted a highly successful biennial National Labor Management Conference. This conference brings together hundreds of labor-management practitioners and features a wide variety of cutting edge topical workshops presented by well-known advocates, academics and national leaders in labor-management relations. In response to repeated inquiries from

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  • iMail , News October 20, 2015

    Canadian Election Results Are Bittersweet for Labor

    Canada kicked its anti-worker Conservative Party out of power this week in the country’s federal elections, giving the more moderate Liberal Party a majority in the Canadian Parliament. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will succeed Conservative Stephen Harper as Prime Minister. The labor-friendly New Democratic Party (NDP) couldn’t hold onto momentum gained from a recent “orange

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  • iMail , News October 20, 2015

    Delta Flight Attendant, IAM Activist Goes to White House Workers’ Summit

    Spencer Hayes, a 17-year Delta Flight Attendant, went to Washington, DC to participate in the White House Summit on Worker Voice. Spencer Hayes knows firsthand that union organizing is a selfless job. That’s why Hayes, a Delta Flight Attendant working toward an IAM contract for himself and 20,000 coworkers at the carrier, says he’s reenergized

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