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  • iMail , News September 8, 2015

    2016 IAM Scholarship Competition Application Announced

    The deadline to apply for a 2016 IAM Scholarship Award will be here before you know it. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 26, 2016 to be considered. APPLY NOW: 2016 IAM Scholarship Competition The competition is open each year to eligible IAM members in the United States and Canada and their eligible

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  • iMail , News September 8, 2015

    Vote for Your Labor Hero for a Shot at $500

    A. Philip Randolph Are you inspired by A. Philip Randolph, who organized the first predominantly black labor union? How about Cesar Chavez’s harrowing quest to bring human dignity to farm workers? Or maybe Mother Jones, the fearless mineworker organizer who was once labeled “the most dangerous woman in America?” Vote for your favorite labor hero

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  • News September 7, 2015

    What Do Working Class Democrats Want?

    A Labor Day Op-Ed by Tom Buffenbarger and Leo Hindery Over the long Labor Day weekend, working class Democrats will do what they always do — spend time with family and friends, fire up the grill, maybe go to a ballgame, and at least check out the big end-of-summer sales. But while they will enjoy

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  • iMail , News September 3, 2015

    A Labor Day Message from IP Tom Buffenbarger

    Sisters and Brothers: On Labor Day, and every day, we celebrate the men and women who do the jobs that make our countries great. As IAM members, we can be especially proud. Put simply, we make North America move. Our members are the backbone of the aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, shipbuilding, woodworking and electronics industries, as

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  • iMail , News September 3, 2015

    HudBay Machinists End Strike, Ratify Contract

    Members of IAM Local 1848 have ratified a new contract, ending a 17-week strike against Hudson Bay Minerals in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The 180 members of IAM Local 1848 in Flin Flon and Snow Lake, Manitoba have ended a 17-week strike against Hudson Bay Minerals (HudBay). The membership ratified a new collective agreement by 71

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