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 Airport Industrial Center - Conference Center Our meetings are the second Monday of each month! action taken on the floor at the regular scheduled meeting, 8 June 2009 the union meetings for July and August are cancelled. This action was voted on as per the Constitution, Article D, Section 3, "Local Lodges may by membership action, cancel meetings in the months of July and August". 
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IAM News Latest Updates Machinists Leaders to Press for Far Reaching Industrial Policy
Washington, D.C., July 01, 2009 - Newly installed leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today pledged an all-out effort to combat the economic hypothermia that is gripping industrial North America.
Machinists Union Files for AirTran Representation Election
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it has asked the National Mediation Board (NMB) to hold a representation election for more than 2,000 fleet service, passenger service and reservation employees of Orlando-based AirTran Airways.
TRADE Act Mandates Review of Past Agreements
More than a hundred members of the U.S. House of Representatives joined together this week in cosponsoring legislation to reform America's failed trade policies.
UPS Members to Vote on National Accord
Approximately 3,200 IAM-represented maintenance workers at United Parcel Service (UPS) will begin voting on a new contract this week.
Jobs Data Makes Strong Case for Second Stimulus
Experts warn of continued job loss, suggesting the need for another stimulus package in order to thwart the country's current economic plunge.
Obama Administration to Review NSPS
The Deputy Secretary of Defense has requested that the Defense Business Board (DBB) form a Task Group to review the highly controversial National Security Personnel System (NSPS).
Obama Officials to Skip Event for Mayors, Citing Picket Line
BOSTON - Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and other top Obama administration officials have canceled plans to attend a United States Conference of Mayors meeting this weekend in Providence, R.I., because local firefighters will picket the event over a contract dispute.
Machinists, Cytec Industries to Resume Talks
June 4, 2009 -Members of Local 906 in Santa Ana, CA, will meet with federal mediators and representatives of Cytec Industries on June 16 in an effort to resolve the strike at the Anaheim, CA, facility that began on May 11, 2009.
Unions Consider Upgrades for U.S. House of Labor
Washington, D.C., June 03, 2009 - Leaders from twenty-three U.S. labor unions, representing three-fifths of the AFL-CIO, took part this week in a two-day conference organized by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) to consider changes that would dramatically reshape and revitalize the 54-year old AFL-CIO.
New Program Helps Unemployed Workers Go Back to School
05.21.2009 - If you're out of work and want to go back to school - you can. President Obama announced that unemployed workers can receive special government help to further their education and training. He has directed the U.S. Department of Education to relax the rules for unemployed workers seeking to return to school.
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