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GAO Sustains Boeing Tanker Protest They said it couldn’t happen. The industry experts and defense analysts who track the aerospace industry said there was no way the Government Accounting Office (GAO) would ever recommend an overhaul of the $35 billion tanker contract that was awarded earlier this year to EADS/Airbus over Boeing. But the so-called
Read moreIAM Slams Tanker Accounting Errors The IAM renewed its call for the controversial tanker refueling contract to be reversed following news that the U.S. Air Force awarded the $35 billion contract based on errors that favored the Airbus tanker over a version of Boeing’s 767. “This process has been deeply flawed from the beginning,” said
Read moreIAM Survey Highlights Latino Voter Priorities The IAM today released results of a poll in four key western states that found Latino voters would reward any presidential candidate who promoted vocational and technical training programs as part of their campaign. The survey, conducted for the Machinists by the The Mellman Group, surveyed 1,200 likely Latino
Read moreUnemployment in Biggest Monthly Spike Since `86 Shrugging off the promised effects of the Bush Administration’s so-called “economic stimulus” program, the U.S. economy stumbled badly in May, with unemployment jumping from 5.0 to 5.5 percent – the biggest monthly rise in more than 20 years. Nervous employers, freshly squeezed by unprecedented energy costs and the
Read moreEPI Study Fuels Debate on Tanker Jobs A new study http://www.epi.org/briefingpapers/218/bp218.pdf of the decision to award a $40 million taker contract to EADS/Airbus instead of Boeing reveals just how many jobs will not be created in the U.S. once production gets underway. “Because roughly half of the parts and labor that go into making the
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