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  • Eastern , iMail , News September 13, 2016

    Boston Bus Mechanics Rally Against Privatization

    IAM Local 264 Bus Mechanics who keep thousands of Boston’s “T Buses” in working order are protesting a proposal from Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to privatize the work. The move would force cuts to pay and benefits, say union members. Local 264 members and other unions representing workers at the Massachusetts Bay Area Transportation

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  • Eastern , iMail , News August 23, 2016

    IAM Volunteer Firefighter Rescues Trapped Children

    IAM Local 1746 member Regan Toomey, a volunteer firefighter, charged into a home to save four children trapped after an explosion. Regan Toomey is no stranger to volunteering. The IAM Local 1746 (East Hartford, CT) member gives countless hours as an IAM Organizer and Training Representative at Pratt & Whitney. But for the last 10

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  • Eastern , iMail , News August 23, 2016

    Williams, Kratzer Appointed to Ohio Machinists Board

    Jack Williams Eric Kratzer IAM members Jack Williams and Eric Kratzer will become vice presidents of the Ohio State Council of Machinists, effective September 1, 2016. The move comes alongside an announcement from Council President T. Dean Wright, Jr. that the West Virgina State Council of Machinists will merge into the Ohio State Council of

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  • Eastern , iMail , News August 18, 2016

    Connecticut Machinists Raise $75K for Guide Dogs

    Guide Dogs of America Director of Training Dan Rollings at IAM Local 743’s annual GDA golf tournament with Enzo, a fully trained guide dog. A packed field of 156 golfers turned out for the 15th annual Guide Dogs of America (GDA) golf tournament at Oak Ridge Golf Club in Agawam, MA. More than $75,000 was

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  • Eastern , iMail , News August 11, 2016

    New Jersey IAM Auto/Diesel Apprentices Complete OSHA Program

      New entrants into the IAM CREST/District 15 Youth Transition to Work program completed an OSHA outreach program in Lyndhurst, NJ. As part of a New Jersey state funded program operated by IAM CREST and District 15, more than a dozen young automotive and diesel apprentices took part in a two-day OSHA training program in

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