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  • iMail , News June 29, 2010

    St. Louis & Wichita Vote Results

    Members of District 837 in St. Louis, MO voted 1,237 to 838 to ratify a revised agreement with the Boeing Company that provides for a $5000 lump sum and three percent annual wage hikes starting in the second year. The four and a half year contract also calls for workers hired after January 2012 to

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  • iMail , News June 29, 2010

    Wisconsin Local Committee Completes Bargaining Prep Class

    Winpisinger Center instructor Dave Miskolczi (left) and members of the Local 1260 Bargaining Committee work on contract proposals for upcoming negotiations with Worthington Cylinders. The latest group to benefit from the Winpisinger Center’s unique Bargaining Preparation Class is from Local 1260 in New Holstein, WI, where the contract with Worthington Cylinders is set to expire

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  • iMail , News June 29, 2010

    Southern States Conference Revived in Georgia

    L to R: Charlie Fleming, President, Atlanta CLC, Rita Rogers, Vice President SSC, Rickey Wallace, President SSC, Bob Martinez, GVP Southern Territory, Judy Pierce, Secretary-Treasurer SSC. Conference President Rickey Wallace dropped the gavel to begin the inaugural Southern States Conference of Machinists last week in Marietta, GA. The conference was the creation of Southern Territory

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  • iMail , News June 29, 2010

    Last Call for Photo Contest

    There’s still time to get an entry into the 2010 IAM Photo Contest. Don’t pass up the chance to have your lodge members featured in the 2011 IAM Calendar. The deadline for entries for the 2010 IAM Photo Contest has been extended to July 9, 2010. Winning photos will be featured in the 2011 IAM

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  • iMail , News June 24, 2010

    Machinists at Spirit to Vote on Historic Accord

    Members of Local 839 in Wichita, KS, will vote June 25 on a tentative agreement that has the potential to reshape labor relations throughout the aerospace industry. The proposed 10-year agreement for 6,000 members employed at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, provides unprecedented levels of job security in an industry that is still reeling from a

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