2008 Archive

Senate Sends 3.9% Pay Raise to President Bush for Approval

Thu. October 02, 2008

September 30, 2008 - Last Saturday, the Senate approved a bill that would give a 3.9% pay raise to civilian and military federal employees.

Machinists Union Wary on Tanker Rebid Rules

Thu. August 07, 2008

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2008 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling on Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to ensure the new round of bidding for the Air Force refueling tanker contract does not include any residual bias from the initial competition, which contained significant errors and was heavily skewed toward the Airbus tanker.