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Solidarity Wins New Deal for Boeing Machinists More than 18,400 Machinists at Boeing will vote Sept. 29 on a revised contract offer that resoundingly proves the value of membership solidarity and resolve in a collective bargaining showdown. The new offer contains dramatic improvements over the company’s so-called “final offer,” which triggered a walkout that shut
Read moreSolidarity on Display in Pemco Lockout If management’s decision to lock out nearly 200 members of Local 1632 was based on the expectation that workers there would abandon their quest for a fair contract, then someone at Pemco Aviation in Dothan, Alabama is due for a trip to the woodshed. “The resolve of this membership
Read more2,000 Poultry Workers Join IAM More than 2,000 poultry workers in California’s San Joaquin Valley will be joining the IAM after an overwhelming vote for Machinists Union representation at Foster Farms in Livingston, California. The workers were previously represented by an independent union unaffiliated with any other labor organization. The IAM will immediately begin bargaining
Read moreNorthwest Airlines Files Bankruptcy In a widely expected move, Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in U.S. bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. With Delta’s assets of $21.6 billion and Northwest assets of $14.4 billion, they are the second and third
Read moreDelegates Confront Challenges of a Wayward Industry The 2005 Aerospace Conference is underway this week in Tucson, AZ, where more than 100 delegates are developing long-term strategies to deal with the threats, challenges and opportunities that are reshaping their industry. “Nothing positive happens without a plan,” said Aerospace Coordinator Dick Schneider, who was joined by District
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