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It was an idea that sparked a passion project at District 711 in Tennessee. A cutting-edge, IAM apprenticeship program for machinists that could be established in one part of the country and then replicated across the U.S.A.
Read moreFor another three years, nearly 140 men and women working for VSE Corporation at Little Rock AFB under Local 463 will have a strong machinist contract to give them a voice on the job and good benefits for themselves and their families.
Read more“We’re doing the right thing here,” said striking IAM Local 708 member Paul Powell. Powell is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and currently a pilot instructor for the KC-46 Air Crew Training System at McConnell AFB.
Read moreDuring the Christmas break, machinist member Tony Daubs received a phone call from his local lodge president Sam Daniel.
Read moreAfter being presented with a last, best and final offer from FlightSafety Services Corporation (FSSC), the machinists who train pilots and maintain flight simulators for the new KC-46 at McConnell AFB in Kansas have voted to strike. The membership voted 100% to take such action.
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