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IAM General Vice President Rich Michalski was instrumental in the effort to keep Hawker Beechcraft from moving operations from Wichita, KS, to Baton Rouge, LA. Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) workers in Wichita, KS, dodged a hail of bullets this week thanks to the outcome of discussions between Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture, Kansas Democratic Governor
Read moreIAM President Tom Buffenbarger called for a global aerospace union at the International Metalworkers Federation’s (IMF) Aerospace Workers Conference in Seattle, WA. International delegates to the International Metalworkers Federation’s (IMF) Aerospace Workers Conference in Seattle, WA, IAM unanimously approved a proposal, made by President Tom Buffenbarger, that called for the formation of a global aerospace
Read moreBenjamin Castic of Local Lodge 41 in St. Louis, MO, won first place in the 2010 IAM Photo Contest for his photo “Crankin’ It Up!” that shows Robert Eddleman at work at a vertical boring mill. The results of the 2010 IAM Photo Contest are in and the winners are: Benjamin Castic of Local Lodge
Read moreMembers of Local 2768, District 76, in Irvine, TX, have ratified a new three-year agreement with BAE Platform Systems that includes annual pay raises of three percent, three percent and 2.5 percent, while holding the line on health care costs. The IAM Bargaining Committee was also able to preserve the pension plan for all employees,
Read moreWhile the IAM is vigorously working with Congress to fund an active space program, the Membership Services arm of the Retirees, Community, and Membership Services Department is working with District Lodge 166 to assist at-risk members at the Kennedy Space Center. A District Community Services Committee has been established to help any member in need
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