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  • iMail , News March 25, 2014

    Machinists Union Steps Up to Support Native Rights

    At a gathering of the Inter Tribal Warriors Society in Washington state, General Vice President Gary Allen, second from right, presented a donation to the Council for First Inhabitants Rights and Equality (Council FIRE), an advocacy group for Native American issues founded by Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Kevin Cummings, right. The labor movement has

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  • iMail , News March 25, 2014

    Register Now for the 2014 Communications Conference

    The 2014 IAM Communications Conference will feature a tour of NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, where IAM members help operate some of NASA’s most important programs. The 2014 IAM Communications Conference is scheduled for Sunday, June 1 through Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Loews New Orleans Hotel, 300 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

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  • iMail , News March 25, 2014

    Cheap Prison Labor Thwarts IAM Members at NAS Pensacola, U.S. Navy to Investigate

    Left to right, IAM Headquarters General Vice President Bob Martinez, Jr., U.S. Naval Secretary Ray Mabus, AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department President Ron Ault and IAM District 75 Business Representative/Assistant Directing Business Representative Henry “Pappy” Perrigin meet to discuss the need for an investigation into the use of prison inmates to perform work belonging to IAM

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  • iMail , News March 20, 2014

    Boehner Denies Benefits to 3.6 Million Unemployed Americans

    Speaker of the House John Boehner has announced plans to kill the bipartisan unemployment benefits extension that the Senate has agreed to. Citing a letter from the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, Boehner says the program is not feasible and would take months to implement. Ten Senators reached a compromise before the Senate left

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  • iMail , News March 20, 2014

    IAM Calendars Go On Sale

    The 2014 IAM Calendar is on sale at a reduced price. The popular calendar features the winners of the IAM Photo Contest. The cost is $2.50 per calendar. Two dollars from each calendar sold are donated to Guide Dogs of America. Click here for an individual calendar order form. Click here for a bulk calendar

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