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  • iMail , News August 6, 2015

    Texas District 776 Gears Up for Lockheed Negotiations

    Bargaining Committee members of District 776 in Ft. Worth, TX met at the Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Lockheed Martin. The Negotiating Committee for District 776 in Fort Worth TX met last week at the William W. Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Lockheed Martin on behalf of 3,000 IAM

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  • iMail , News August 6, 2015

    International Activists Take Part in ITF Summer School for Young Workers (VIDEO)

    Young union workers participate in the ITF Summer School held at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Thirty-six young activists from 26 different countries participated in International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Summer School at the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. WATCH: ITF Summer School

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  • iMail , News August 6, 2015

    Retired Machinist Honored with President’s Award for Lifetime of Service

    Retired IAM District 751 member and President’s Award recipient George Braun refurbishes toys as part of his volunteer work in the Puget Sound area of Washington. George Braun, an 81 year old retired Boeing IAM member from SeaTac, WA, received a President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service through the Machinists Volunteer Program

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  • Government Employees , iMail , News August 4, 2015

    IAM Organizes 1,000 at Army Depot in Pennsylvania

    The IAM’s latest organizing win at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA was the culmination of a unique pilot program that included multiple IAM territories, districts and departments, as well as key support from NFFE-IAM. On July 30, workers employed by Bowhead Support Group at the Letterkenny Army Depot voted overwhelmingly for the IAM in

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  • iMail , News August 4, 2015

    Buffenbarger Named to AFL-CIO Commission on Racial & Economic Justice

    IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger will serve as a member of the newly-established AFL-CIO Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice. Convened by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the commission will conduct hearings across the country to gather information from local leaders and analyze the ways racism weakens the collective power of all working people. Current

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