Ohio Members Remember the Troops

Leaders of District 34 in Columbus, OH, wondered if the worst recession in years would take a toll on the 2^nd Annual Holiday Care Package Drive, an effort to collect donations for U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need not have worried.

District 98 Wins at Consolidated Container in PA

York, PA-based District 98 recently added new members from Consolidated Container in Oil City, PA to their already diverse membership with their latest organizing victory.

Bush Judicial Appointee Allows Foreign Ship Components

A judge appointed by the Bush Administration ruled against the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department’s challenge of the use by a U.S. shipyard of large sections of tankers manufactured in South Korea and still claim the ships qualify under the Jones Act as “wholly built” in the U.S.

Machinists Approve New Boeing Contract

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced today that its members voted by 74 percent to ratify a new 4-year contract with the Boeing Company.

Machinists In Tentative Deal with Boeing

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced today that it reached a tentative agreement with the Boeing Company on a contract that will provide job security for its members and limit the amount of work outside vendors can perform in the workplace.

Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

Fall is the time of year for most employers known as the “open enrollment” period - the period to change or choose healthcare benefits.

The members of Local 743 at Hamilton-Sundstrand recently completed their “open enrollment."

Only three (3) chose the Health Savings Account.

Here’s why:

DL 4 And S6 Set Up Joint Program At BIW

I.A.M. C.R.E.S.T  Instructors Michael Hinthorn and Steve Fowee provided a three-day site specific classroom and hands-on training setting up a Joint Labor / Management Safety and Health Committee Training Program at the Bath Iron Works facility.  The program emphasizes the importance of joint relationships.

First Agreement At Strippit

New IAM members for the Electrical Assembly group at Strippit in Akron, NY ratified a first agreement recently. The new three year accord features wage increases of 3% each in the second two years of the contract and provides an increased contribution to the 401k of 50 cents immediately and an additional 5 cents in the next two years.

ME AFL-CIO Spotlights Eastern Territory IAM Member

The Maine AFL-CIO featured IAM Local 836 member Jeffrey Phillips recently. Phillips and other members of Local 836 were passing out leaflets educating workers on the issues important to working families at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Provost Named Eastern Territory Special Representative

Eastern Territory GVP Lynn D. Tucker, Jr., announced the appointment of District 4 DBR Tony Provost as an IAM Special Representative for the Eastern Territory, effective October 1, 2008.

IAM Supports NASA Space-suit Decision

When Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar module in 1969 and became the first man to walk on the moon, he was wearing a space-suit made by IAM workers at Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks, CT. The company is now known as Hamilton Sunstrand, a division of United Technologies (UTC).

Andrews AFB Techs Ratify New Agreement

More than 300 IAM members who perform aircraft maintenance at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, have ratified a new contract with DTS Aviation Services that provides wage increases of 14.5 percent over the life of the four-year agreement.

Harley-Davidson Host's Annual Open House

District 98 and Local 175 members were highly visible at Harley-Davidson’s 24th Open House in York, PA, where gloomy weather was not enough to prevent thousands of riders and enthusiasts from turning out for the annual event.

Convention Delegates Approve New Financial Plan

Just as delegates to the IAM Convention in 1976 approved the Program for Progress that saw the union through more than three decades, delegates at the 37th Grand Lodge Convention ensured the IAM has a sound financial base to carry the union into the future with the resources necessary to take on corporations and hostile governments.

Explosion Kills IAM Member in West Virginia

IAM members are mourning the death of one of their own from an explosion in the workplace. Barry Withrow, a member of Local 636, District 34, died on August 28 in an explosion at the Bayer CropScience plant in Institute, WV. A second member was seriously injured in the blast, which sent a fireball hundreds of feet in the air and shattered windows far from the plant.

BR Gresham Presents MNPL Check For November Elections

District 34 BR Joe Gresham presented Candidate Anne Barth, who is running for Congress in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District a check from MNPL.

Ohio Local Holds 17th Annual Ride for the Guide

With thunderstorms nipping at their boot heels, more than 300 riders took part in the 17th Annual Ride for the Guide on June 28. The event, hosted by Local 1297 in Ashland, OH, raised more than $10,000 to benefit the Guide Dogs of America (GDA).

Labor Statement On GAO Report

We are writing to express our strong support for the Boeing KC-767 as the refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force. 
By sustaining Boeing’s protest of the flawed award to the Northrop Grumman/EADS Airbus tanker, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), showed the KC-767 to be the clear winner in the competition, and, as such, the refueling tanker contract should be awarded to Boeing without delay. 

IAM, Connecticut Lawmakers Applaud GAO Report

The Connecticut Congressional delegation joined with Machinists union members and other labor representatives this week to celebrate the Government Accounting Office’s (GAO) report that cited serious flaws in the refueling tanker competition that led to a French-built Airbus being chosen over a U.S-manufactured Boeing 767.

Machinists, BIW Reach Tentative

Details of the agreement are being distributed to IAM members at all locations for review. The final offer will be presented to members on Sunday, May 18 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, ME, where members will then vote to accept or reject the offer and take a strike vote.

The IAM represents approximately 3,400 shipbuilders at BIW, including fitters, welders, painters, electricians, mechanics and other classifications.

The IAM is among the nation’s largest labor unions, representing nearly 720,000 members in manufacturing, transportation, shipbuilding and defense related industries. For more information about the IAM, visit: www.goiam.org.

Columbian Trade Agreement

IAM Call To Action

Tens of thousands of U.S. jobs are at stake and your help is needed now.

The DOD announced in February the awarding of a $40 billion to $100 billion contract for the construction of Air Force refueling tankers to Northrop Grumann and the European firm EADS, which makes Airbus.

IAM URGENT Call To Action

The DOD announced in February the awarding of a $40 billion to $100 billion contract for the construction of Air Force refueling tankers to Northrop Grumann and the European firm EADS, which makes Airbus.

US Outsources Air Force

With more than 40,000 U.S. jobs on the line, the U.S. Air Force’s recent decision to award a $40 billion aerial refueling tanker contract to a team led by the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), rather than Boeing, will have a devastating impact on America’s industrial base.

Pratt & Whitney AutoAir Members Sign New Accord

Members at Local 2184 in Lansing, MI have voted overwhelming to ratify a new three- year contract with Pratt & Whitney AutoAir. The agreement guarantees wage increases of 3.5 percent in the first two years and a 3.25 percent increase in the third year, as well as a $2,500 signing bonus.