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Boeing Gets an Earful IAM leaders urged Boeing Company officials to think twice before proposing a substandard contract offer for 26,000 Machinists in Washington, Kansas and Oregon, who assemble the company’s commercial aircraft, including the next generation 787 Dreamliner. Speaking on a conference call for investors and journalists that was co-sponsored by the IAM and
Read moreIAM to Defend Airline Pensions at Merger Hearing Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. will testify on July 30, before the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, about the proposed Delta Air Lines – Northwest Airlines merger and its potential impact on workers and their pensions. “The Machinists Union strongly
Read moreClinton Backs U.S Workers in Tanker Debate New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton took a strong stand on behalf of U.S. aerospace workers this week when she challenged Air Force officials to follow the law governing major procurement decisions, such as the aerial refueling tanker, and to consider the impact on the U.S. industrial base.
Read moreMachinists Strike North Carolina Plywood Plant Nearly 200 Machinists employed at Moncure Plywood in Moncure, N.C., are on strike after rejecting a proposal from the company that would have increased health care costs and instituted an “hours worked” clause that could make a 60-hour work week mandatory. Members of Local W369 have been manning picket
Read moreJuly marks another organizing victory for the Western Territory. District 190 organizer Jesse Juarez reports that the organizing committee of Local Lodge 1101 successfully organized a group of auto technicians employed by Lexus of Stevens Creek, a Greg Penske dealership. The vote was 33-18. Issues included no wage increase for the past six years, a desire
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