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Iowa Machinist Featured on National NewsMachinist Jerry Nowadzky, 49, of Montilcello, Iowa, is fast becoming a national icon representing American workers as he travels the country talking about the devastating effects outsourcing. Nowadzky, President of IAM District 6, first came to national attention in January during the IAM “Wall of Shame” tour across Iowa, telling his story about being laid off from two different Machinist jobs. One job was outsourced to China and the other was sent to Mexico. He now works at a supermarket making half of what he used to make. Nowadzky recently appeared on stage during the Democratic National Convention in Boston and was prominently featured in news stories during the AFL-CIO “Show Us the Jobs” bus tour. Earlier this week, Nowadzky could be seen on the CBS Evening News talking once again about the lack of good paying jobs and the difficulties still being faced by ordinary Americans trying to survive in the worst job market in decades.
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