Archives for 2007
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2007 PR Archives
Machinists Rally Iowa Members for Clinton
Washington, D.C., December 17, 2007 – Labor leaders from four of the nation’s largest trade unions were joined by former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a full day of campaigning in Iowa on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate New York Senator Hillary Clinton.
Machinists Back Massive Investment in Skills Training
Washington, D.C., November 12, 2007 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is joining with the Workforce Alliance, a coalition of business, civic and labor leaders who are calling for the largest investment in workforce training since the G.I. Bill.
Machinists Ratify Space Center Contract
Cape Canaveral, FL, November 4, 2007 - Members of Local 2061 today ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with United Space Alliance (USA), ending a four-month strike by nearly 500 workers at the Kennedy Space Center.
Strike Clock Ticking for Amtrak Machinists
November 2, 2007 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced its 500 Amtrak members will be free to strike the rail carrier on December 1, 2007, unless the President of the United States intervenes and appoints a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB). A 30-day countdown began when the National Mediation Board formally released the IAM and Amtrak from mediated negotiations on October 31, 2007.
IAM to Host Presidential Candidates Aug. 27-28 in Orlando, Florida
Washington, D.C., August 16, 2007 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will host a discussion of domestic issues with presidential candidates from both parties on August 27-28 at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando, FL.
IAM Sues NASA for Misconduct
Washington, D.C., August 13, 2007 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed suit in the United States District Court in the District of Columbia against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for interfering in the negotiations for a new contract for almost 500 workers represented by IAM Local Lodge 2061 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Machinists Union to Testify Before House Science and Technology Committee on NASA Workplace Issues
August 3, 2007 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has been requested to appear before the House Science and Technology Committee to testify about issues concerning the workplace at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility in Cape Canaveral, FL. The IAM’s testimony comes in the wake of recent allegations that NASA facility systems are suffering from management indiscretion and misconduct.
Mediator seeks return to talks at Kennedy Space Center
Cocoa Beach, FL, June 10th, 2007 – Henry Groton, Jr., from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services in Orlando, FL today asked representatives from the Machinists Union and United Space Alliance to return to negotiations. The mediator will work with both parties to explore possible resolutions to the pending dispute.
Machinists Vow to Support Atlantis Mission
Cocoa Beach, FL, June 8, 2007 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 2061 today notified the United Space Alliance (USA) that IAM members assigned to shuttle recovery for the Atlantis STS-117 mission will remain on the job regardless of the status of contract negotiations with USA.
Machinists Seek U.S. Manufacturing Policy
Washington, D.C., June 06, 2007 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today urged Senate Democratic leaders to treat the nation’s manufacturing crisis like an economic epidemic.
Machinists at Harley Ratify New Contract
Washington, D.C., February 22, 2007 - Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 175 in York, PA, today voted to ratify a new 3-year contract with Harley-Davidson that preserves established healthcare coverage, boosts wages and ends a 3-week old dispute at Harley's largest U.S. facility.
Machinists Slam Harley ?Betrayal'
Washington, D.C., February 01, 2007 – More than 2,700 Machinists union members at Harley-Davidson in York, PA, were forced out of their workplace today after voting to reject a contract that union leaders called a betrayal to workers at the iconic company.
Union Sportsmen's Alliance (USA)
January 23, 2007 - The goal of the USA is to create an outdoor hunting and fishing club exclusively for union members and their families with the purpose of actively engaging union sportsmen and women in the ongoing fight to create a better future for hunting and fishing while helping to create their own outdoor community that will extend union member benefits beyond the workplace, into the woods and onto the water.
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IAM ACTIVIST CENTER- Tell Congress to Protect Workers' Rights, Pass a "Clean" FAA Bill
- Tell Congress to Enact a 21st Century Works Progress Administration
- Tell Congress to Reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank
- Tell the House to Adopt a Stronger Buy America Act
- Tell Congress No Defense Cuts
- Tell Congress to Focus on Jobs, Not More Cuts to Working Families
- Tell your House Representative to vote "NO" on the Regulatory Accountability Act
- Tell Congress to Vote "Yes" on These Job Creating Proposals of the American Jobs Act
- Tell Congress to Vote "No" on These Non-Job Creating Proposals of the American Jobs Act
- Tell Congress: Fund the FAA and Stop Attacking Workers' Voting Rights
- Tell Congress to Save Amtrak
- Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Tell State Lawmakers to Stop Anti-Jobless Bills
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