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Machinists Slam Obama Tanker Comments “Senator Barack Obama just walked away from another fight for American jobs,” declared IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, after the Illinois Democrat failed to speak up for U.S. workers affected by the refueling tanker scandal. “This is becoming his trademark, but never before has he done so with 44,000 American jobs
Read moreApril Sister of the Month Sheila Hammond Sister Sheila Hammond became a member of a union in 1968, when she began her in-flight career with Trans Texas Airlines (later renamed Texas International). Within one year she was a member of several union committees and in 1970 won her first elected office. In 1982, Texas International
Read moreConnecticut Workers Protest Tanker Contract At a rally in East Hartford, CT, this week, union members, business leaders, elected officials and workers from across Connecticut voiced their collective outrage over the awarding of a $40 billion Air Force tanker contract to Airbus and Northrop Grumman. “If we don’t maintain our industrial base and skilled workforce,
Read moreBoeing Tanker Battle Continues The fight to reverse the $40 billion tanker decision enters its third week with union members contacting lawmakers and demanding hearings on the process that allowed Europe’s Airbus and its U.S. front company, Northrop Grumman, to walk away with one of the largest U.S. defense contracts in history. The face-to-face lobbying
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