LCLAA Support Boosts IAM Campaign at Delta

The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is joining the fight to ensure Delta and Northwest Airlines employees are able to cast ballots for union representation in an atmosphere free from intimidation, threats, harassment or pressure from Delta management representatives.

AFSS Specialists Win First Contract

August 25, 2009 - After voting to join the IAM in April 2009, more than 800 Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) Specialists employed by Lockheed Martin recently won their first contract. Eligible voters at thirteen sites across the U.S. approved the accord by a 68 percent margin.

Machinists Seek Merger Status Meeting with Delta

July, 2009 - The IAM this week sent a letter to Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson calling for a meeting to discuss issues stemming from Delta’s merger with Northwest Airlines.

IAM Vows to Continue Fight for F-22 Funding

July 21, 2009 - The IAM today pledged to continue fighting for additional funding for F-22 Raptor aircraft, despite a vote in the U.S. Senate to end production at the 187 jets currently on order.

Aerospace Members Focus on JOBS Now!

July, 16, 2009 - Amid one of the most turbulent times in the aerospace industry’s history, delegates from across North America gathered in San Diego, CA, for the 2009 IAM Aerospace Conference to focus on keeping and creating good-paying jobs, increasing organizing efforts and preparing for the future in the aerospace industry.

Winpisinger Center Hosts NWA/Delta Strategy Meeting

More than 50 District 143 representatives and local activists recently attended a Northwest Airlines/Delta Air Lines organizing campaign strategy meeting at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Maryland.  

Machinists at Vought Focused on Pensions

Federal mediators in Nashville, TN, met separately for several hours on Wednesday with representatives of Vought Aircraft Industries and IAM Local 735 before determining that Vought was not prepared to address pensions, the key issue in the seven week-old strike.

Machinists Ratify Accord with United Launch Alliance

Nearly 900 IAM members in five different local lodges in Alabama, Florida and California will benefit from a newly ratified master agreement with United Launch Alliance (ULA), the joint rocket-building and launch venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

IAM Members Rally for New Contract at Boeing

Several thousand IAM members and their families turned out on August 24 in SeaTac, WA, to send a strong message to the Boeing Company that “It’s Our Time, This Time,” as negotiations for a new agreement moved into the final stages.

Round-the-Clock Bargaining Begins at Boeing

IAM negotiators entered the Doubletree Hotel in SeaTac, WA, today for the start of traditional round-the-clock bargaining with representatives of the Boeing Company. At stake is a new contract covering nearly 27,000 Machinists in Washington state, Oregon, Kansas and California. All bargaining subcommittees and Main Table negotiators expect to meet throughout the day and into the evening.

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Local Lodge 94 CBA Ratification

Hawker Beechcraft Plans Mexican Assembly Plant

Wichita, KS, June 24, 2008 - In a move that will send economic shock waves across Kansas for generations, Hawker Beechcraft is planning to build a tip-to-tail aircraft assembly plant in Chihuahua, Mexico. The company plans to move from manufacturing small parts to full aircraft assembly after 2012.