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  • iMail , News September 30, 2014

    Little Appointed Education Representative to IAM Southern Territory

    IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed IAM Local 776A member James Little as Education Representative for the Southern Territory, effective October 1. Little joined the IAM in 2002 while working on the F-16, F-22 and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programs at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX. He held positions of Shop Steward, President

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  • iMail , News September 30, 2014

    Wisconsin Local 2053 Completes WWW Negotiation Prep Program

    Members of the IAM Local 2053 Bargaining Committee, representing approximately 180 production and maintenance employees at Maysteel, LLC in Allentown, WI, attended the Negotiation Prep program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Members of the IAM Local 2053 Bargaining Committee, representing approximately 180 production and maintenance employees at Maysteel,

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  • iMail , News September 30, 2014

    Why You Shouldn’t Forget About This Year’s Gubernatorial Elections

    The battle for control of the U.S. Senate is rightfully getting a lot of press going into the November midterm, but voters will also cast ballots in 27 governor’s races – over a dozen of which could be very close contests. The races are important because anti-worker legislation is increasingly being passed at the state

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  • iMail , News September 25, 2014

    IAM Members Graduate from EAP-Special Topics Class

    More than 20 IAM members graduated from the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Special Topics training at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. More than 20 IAM members graduated from the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Special Topics training, the first advanced EAP course delivered by the IAM Retirees, Community

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  • iMail , News September 25, 2014

    GOP Mishap Affirms Cozy Relationship With Corporate Donors

    Oops. That’s what the Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) is likely thinking after a coding error on its website revealed the association’s corporate donors and the size of their checks. Leaked documents show how some of America’s largest corporations – Wal-Mart, Koch Industries, Exxon Mobil, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and more – literally bought access to Republican governors

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