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Register Now for IAM Aerospace Conference
The deadline for reduced rate hotel reservations for the 2011 IAM Aerospace Conference is August 25. Local and District Lodges can reserve rooms by calling the Hilton Nashville Downtown directly at 615-620-2150, or toll free at 1-800-HILTONS.
Download the call letter and registration form here!
Make Plans to Attend 2011 IAM Automotive Conference
The 2011 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 15-18 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Registration will take place Saturday, October 15, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and again on Sunday morning from 8:00 to 9:00. The Conference begins Sunday, October 16, at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude no later than 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18.
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Help Available for NASA Workers in the Crosshairs
While the IAM is vigorously working with Congress to fund an active space program, the Membership Services arm of the Retirees, Community, and Membership Services Department is working with District Lodge 166 to assist at-risk members at the Kennedy Space Center.Impact of recession on California’s aerospace industry
SanDiegoNewsroom.com reports that the outlook for Aerospace Machinists, in California, is good.
Machinists in Canada Protest Aerospace Outsourcing
IAM members in Canada took to the streets of Montréal last week to draw public attention to the failure of Canadian lawmakers to respond to an outsourcing symposium being sponsored by the Mexican governmentIndependent Report Slams Space Privatization
The final draft of an independent report on the future of the U.S. space program finds significant shortcomings in the plan to restructure NASA as proposed by President Obama. Take Action: Click here to send a message to Congress to support America’s manned space program.Independent Report Slams Space Privatization
The final draft of an independent report on the future of the U.S. space program finds significant shortcomings in the plan to restructure NASA as proposed by President Obama. Take Action: Click here to send a message to Congress to support America’s manned space program.United Space Alliance Announces Layoffs
NASA contractor, United Space Alliance (USA), says it will layoff approximately 15 percent of its workforce on October 1, 2010.WTO Rules Airbus Got Billions in Illegal Subsidies
In an historic decision that underscores what Machinists have known for years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) declared that every Airbus program for the last 40 years has benefited from billions in illegal subsidies from European governments, causing serious financial harm to the U.S. commercial aircraft industry.WTO Rules Airbus Got Billions in Illegal Subsidies
In an historic decision that underscores what Machinists have known foryears, the World Trade Organization (WTO) declared that every Airbus program for the last 40 years has benefited from billions in illegal subsidies from European governments, causing serious financial harm to the U.S. commercial aircraft industry.Constellation Program Gets a Boost
(Headquarters) The Senate Appropriations Committee this week voted unanimously to reinforce a current law requiring congressional approval before cutting funds for the Constellation program.Constellation Program Gets a Boost
(Southern Territory) The Senate Appropriations Committee this week voted unanimously to reinforce a current law requiring congressional approval before cutting funds for the Constellation program.Constellation Program Gets a Boost
The Senate Appropriations Committee this week voted unanimously to reinforce a current law requiring congressional approval before cutting funds for the Constellation program.A Solid Boost For Space
May 20, 2010 - During this year's Legislative Conference a group of Machinists from NASA made their voices heard on Capitol Hill about the importance of continuing the space program.Boeing Launches New Competition in South Carolina
The Boeing Co. claims it will create at least 150 new jobs somewhere in South Carolina when it opens a parts fabrication plant to supply the controversial 787 assembly line being built in Charleston, SC.Machinists in Houston Rally for Space Program Jobs
More than 700 Machinists gathered in Houston this week for a rally to urge supporters of the U.S. manned space program to send a message that could be heard all the way back in Washington, D.C.Machinists in Houston Rally to Save Space Program Jobs
HOUSTON, April 25, 2010 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) held a rally today at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel and urged hundreds of supporters of the U.S. manned space program to send a message that could be heard all the way back in Washington, D.C.France’s EADS to Bid for U.S. Tanker Contract
Airbus parent company EADS ( European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) announced this week it will compete without a U.S. partner to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. Airbus/EADS previously dropped out of the tanker competition and said it would not bid without a U.S. partner.Kansas Outsourcing Conference is Cancelled
Public outrage and pressure from labor leaders speaking on behalf of thousands of unemployed aerospace workers led to the cancellation of a conference in Wichita, KS, on how to promote additional outsourcing of U.S. aerospace jobs to Mexico. Wichita is the home of Cessna Aircraft, LearJet, Hawker Beechcraft, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems.Kansas Outsourcing Conference is Cancelled
Public outrage and pressure from labor leaders speaking on behalf of thousands of unemployed aerospace workers led to the cancellation of a conference in Wichita, KS, on how to promote additional outsourcing of U.S. aerospace jobs to Mexico. Wichita is the home of Cessna Aircraft, LearJet, Hawker Beechcraft, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems.Pressure Causes Kansas Outsourcing Conference Cancellation
A conference on outsourcing America’s aerospace industry to Mexico that was to be held in Wichita, KS has been canceled, according to the Wichita Eagle.Obama’s Space Cuts Threaten 9,000 Shuttle Jobs
President Barack Obama’s proposed budget promises to send thousands of U.S. space workers to a new frontier: the unemployment line.Mixed Messages from Boeing CEO
The CEO of Boeing’s Commercial Airplane division, Jim Albaugh, sat down recently for a lengthy interview with Seattle Times reporter Dominic Gates and promptly took credit for driving the decision to build a second 787 assembly line in South Carolina. Albaugh then admitted that the company had outsourced far too much work and declared his first preference for a location to build future aircraft was in the Puget Sound.Air Canada to Furlough 1,000 Aircraft Mechanics
“Over one thousand highly-skilled aircraft mechanics at Air Canada will be laid off this April and the company doesn’t give a damn,” said District 140 Regional Assistant Directing General Chairperson Fred Hospes.Hawker Beechcraft Sends U.S. Jobs to Mexico
Hawker Beechcraft announced this week that more than 250 high-skill, high-paying jobs will be eliminated when it closes a factory in Salina, KS. A company spokesperson confirmed that half the jobs would go to a facility in Mexico and half to outside vendors.
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