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Clinton Rallies Machinists for Obama After a rousing address to the Convention and a call to endorse Presidential candidate Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton received an honorary IAM membership, only the third person in the last sixty years to do so. Shouts of welcome echoed through the halls of the Convention when delegates gave a
Read moreBoeing Machinists Vote to Strike IAM negotiators agreed to an emergency request from Washington Governor Chris Gregoire to extend the current IAM agreement with the Boeing Company for 48 hours after members there voted overwhelmingly to reject the company’s latest offer. The second strike in three years at Boeing will go forward if an acceptable
Read moreBoeing Machinists Prepare for Strike Nearly 27,000 IAM members at Boeing facilities in Kansas, Oregon, California and Washington state are gearing up for a possible strike following a so-called “best and final” offer that failed to meet members’ expectations. Job security and the use of outside vendors in the workplace remain as major unresolved issues.
Read moreKansas Machinists Ratify Hawker Beechcraft Contract Nearly 5,000 IAM members in Wichita and Salina, KS will return to work at Hawker Beechcraft after winning a new contract that increases pay by 4 percent each year, preserves health care benefits, raises pensions and ensures new hires are treated fairly. Members of Local 733 and 2328 voted
Read moreTentative Agreement Reached at Hawker Beechcraft IAM members at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita and Salina, KS, will vote August 28 on a tentative agreement with significant improvements over the offer rejected by members more than three weeks ago. The new offer, which has the recommendation of the IAM Negotiating Committee, was reached after three days
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