New Mexicans Supports Machinists at General Electric

Local 794 President and Directing Business Representative Ernest “Red” Dow, addresses the Albuquerque City Council in favor of a resolution calling on General Electric to preserve the G.E. Aviation plant in Albuquerque. The resolution passed unanimously.

Albuquerque Mayor Seeks Summit with GE Chief

The mayor of Albuquerque, NM, is calling for a meeting between General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt and the New Mexico congressional delegation to make the case for preserving the company’s jet engine facility in Albuquerque, where more than a thousand local jobs hang in the balance.

Save Albuquerque Jobs

For more than 30 years the G. E. Aviation jet engine facility has been an economic anchor for the Albuquerque community.  Now G.E. wants to close the doors on members of Local Lodge 794.  IAM Leaders, state and local officials are in talks to convince G.E. Aviation to abandon their plans to close.  Don't let G.E. shut the doors - Save Albuquerque Jobs!

G.E. is MIA in Albuquerque Jet Plant Talks

The IAM today sharply criticized General Electric (GE) Aviation in Albuquerque, NM, for refusing to jointly meet with state officials over a planned shutdown that could cost more than 1,300 jobs and $30 million in economic activity.

Machinists Urge Review of GE Plan to Close Jet Facility

The IAM is calling on General Electric to suspend plans to close its aircraft engine assembly plant in Albuquerque, NM, pending a full review of all options.

Media Advisory

Albuquerque, NM – Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will be available to report on the status of their efforts to keep the General Electric jet engine plant in Albuquerque, NM, open.

New Mexico Machinists Rally to Save Aerospace Jobs

Dozens of active and retired members of Local 794 in Albuquerque, NM, took to the streets this week to oppose a decision by G.E. Aviation to close a jet engine facility that has been an economic anchor in the Albuquerque community for more than 30 years.

Campaign Continues to Keep G.E. in Albuquerque

A full court press is underway by a growing coalition of IAM leaders, state and local representatives to convince G.E. Aviation to abandon its planned closure of an Albuquerque, NM, jet engine facility that has been an economic driver in the area for nearly four decades.