Newsletter Archives: August 2010
Change was the theme of the 2010 AFM Convention. Elections were held for all of the International Officer positions and our newly elected AFM Officers assume their duties on August first.
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Dell Computer Discounts for Union Members
The Union Plus Dell Computer Discount Difference:
- Union members save 10-30% on Dell laptops and desktops
- Free U.S.-based Your Tech Team technical support included on select systems
- Call-in price guarantee. If you find a better deal on the Dell public site, you can call and the program will beat the deal.
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The Palm Coast Building Trades is picketing the Solid Waste Authority in Wet Palm Beach in support of
local jobs for local people. The SWA has engaged many non-Floridians to work at its 45th Street trash burner facility.
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Strategic Broadcast Media and the Community Broadcast Foundation are fighting the
sale of WXEL radio to American Public Media-owned Classical South Florida. The organizations are concerned over the potential loss of local voice and local programming, particularly jazz programming, and the fate of the WXEL TV station. Barry University sold the WXEL radio station (but not the TV station) to Classical South Florida in April for $3.85 million, but the sale is subject to regulatory approval.
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