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Boeing Tanker Battle Continues The fight to reverse the $40 billion tanker decision enters its third week with union members contacting lawmakers and demanding hearings on the process that allowed Europe’s Airbus and its U.S. front company, Northrop Grumman, to walk away with one of the largest U.S. defense contracts in history. The face-to-face lobbying
Read moreToyota Campaign in Canada to Continue Calling the suspension of a scheduled vote a “temporary roadblock,” the IAM informed supporters at the Toyota Canada plant in Cambridge, ON, that it will continue to seek the support needed for a representation election at the automaker. The IAM withdrew its application for a certification vote with the
Read moreMNPL Targets Elections, Tanker Deal The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL) held their annual planning meeting this week in Nashville, TN, against a backdrop that included the $40 billion tanker contract and a host of economic indicators that have many experts convinced the nation is already in recession. “The deepening mortgage crisis, soaring energy costs
Read moreIAM Survey: Voters Support Tech Training The Machinists Union has released results of a national survey that found widespread support among likely voters for two years of tuition-free, post-secondary education for every qualified American. The survey, which is available here, was conducted for the IAM by Fingerhut Granados Opinion Research and examined voter attitudes about
Read moreAirbus Distorts Tanker Job Numbers Union members in Washington state held a spontaneous protest in the wake of the Air Force decision to award a $40 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers to Airbus/EADS. Less than a week after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) launched a review of the controversial $40 billion tanker contract, comes
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