Feb. 12, 2019, WICHITA, Kan. – Seventeen Machinists Union members at FlightSafety Services Corp. (FSSC) on McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita began a strike at 6 a.m. on Feb. 12. The members (IAM District 70, Local 708) provide quality training for Air Force pilots and refuel boom operators and maintain flight simulators for the
Read moreInternational President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Ernest “Red” Dow as Special Representative to the Western Territory.
Read moreThe Machinists Union is fighting to save troubled multiemployer pension plans while fully protecting the earned and vested benefits of current and future retirees.
Read moreIAM Members at Local 330, District 65 in Western New York employed at Ingersoll Rand learned yesterday that the company will end manufacturing operations at its Cheektowaga plant in July.
Read moreMachinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. attended the State of the Union address as a guest of U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01). Martinez is working to bring attention to back pay legislation for federal contract workers after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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