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        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2013/2020">© 2013 (Last modified: 10/21/2020)</date>
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      <p>From 1988-2002, Matthew C. Bates handled internal/external communication for the International Association of Machinists' work in the aerospace industry. Bates was involved with negotiations and strikes at the Boeing Company.</p>
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      <p>This collection includes materials from Bates' involvement with negotiations and strikes at the Boeing Company, including a collection of handbills, press kits and releases, and other ephemera that he created and gathered for these campaigns. Major campaigns documented include those at Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and other aerospace companies. Includes a VHS tape of 1989 Boeing Strike coverage.</p>
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      <p>Donor: Matthew C. Bates, June 7, 2013.</p>
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