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A determined group of sixty-eight Ground and Facility Maintenance workers employed by Service Contract Act vendor “Call Henry Inc.” located at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH voted overwhelmingly (51-7) to join the IAM and leave their former Teamster Union. “These workers went a long time without proper representation while watching their retirement
Read moreIn an election conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today won exclusive representation rights for nearly 18,000 Passenger Service and Reservation Employees at the new United Airlines. The IAM received 8,305 votes during the seven-week election, while 5,865 votes were cast for no representation. The
Read moreThe first African American to represent New Jersey in Congress, Rep. Donald Payne, died this week from colon cancer. The New Jersey Democrat, first elected to Congress in 1988, was 77. His top priorities were closing the achievement gap, providing equitable funding for public schools and making college and health care more affordable. Payne served
Read moreCommemorating a long career at Pratt & Whitney that included more than 30 years as a full-time IAM representative, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger presents retiring District 26 Assistant DBR Jim Parent with a replica of a CFM56 jet engine from rival engine builder General Electric. Buffenbarger, a former GE Tool and Die maker, quipped the
Read moreBuilt with pride by IAM members in Wichita, KS, Hawker Beechcraft’s AT-6 Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance aircraft supports more than 1,400 jobs across the U.S. The IAM was quick to welcome news that the U.S. Air Force was setting aside a $355 million contract award for a Brazilian company to build light-air support aircraft
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