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MNPL Targets Elections, Tanker Deal The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL) held their annual planning meeting this week in Nashville, TN, against a backdrop that included the $40 billion tanker contract and a host of economic indicators that have many experts convinced the nation is already in recession. “The deepening mortgage crisis, soaring energy costs
Read moreIAM organizing team at Johnson Controls (left to right): Gabriel Santiago, Carlos Gonzalez, Eddy Salcedo, Jesus Bobadilla, Juan Carlos Cerpa, Javier Garcia and Leon Torres. Jesus Bobadilla and Jesus Archila (not pictured) were elected to the Negotiating Committee. iMail – 3/18/2008 – Workers employed by Johnson Controls who maintain and service the vehicles for the
Read moreIAM Survey: Voters Support Tech Training The Machinists Union has released results of a national survey that found widespread support among likely voters for two years of tuition-free, post-secondary education for every qualified American. The survey, which is available here, was conducted for the IAM by Fingerhut Granados Opinion Research and examined voter attitudes about
Read moreAirbus Distorts Tanker Job Numbers Union members in Washington state held a spontaneous protest in the wake of the Air Force decision to award a $40 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers to Airbus/EADS. Less than a week after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) launched a review of the controversial $40 billion tanker contract, comes
Read moreMarch 11, 2008 – Organizing efforts continue in the Western Territory with a win at First Student Inc. in Gardena, California. Mechanics voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM, citing wage and benefits issues. “Congratulations to District 947 Directing Business Representative Richard Sanchez and Organizer Felix Osuna on this organizing victory,” said Western Territory General Vice
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