WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached a tentative agreement with Alaska Airlines that, for the first time in the carrier’s history, will put approximately 5,300 Alaska Airlines workers at the top of the airline industry’s pay scale.
Read moreTOWSON, Md., June 18, 2022 – Over 100 Apple store employees in Towson, Md., who recently organized into the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE), have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The National Labor Relations Board vote count was announced on Saturday, June 18. CORE and IAM sent a
Read morePHILADELPHIA, June 12, 2022 — Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000 member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest aerospace, defense and transportation labor union, released the following statement: “The Machinists Union congratulates AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond on their historic election to lead the AFL-CIO.
Read moreSAN DIEGO, June 3, 2022 – Military Pilot Instructors at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, like the ones in the new Top Gun film, have voted to go on strike, beginning Friday, June 3. The employer, Lockheed Martin, has refused to fairly compensate the eight highly accomplished pilots, members of International Association of
Read moreWASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 – U.S. Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) are asking GKN Aerospace CEO David Paja and GKN President of Defense Shawn Black for answers and requesting their support and assistance in saving approximately 1,000 family-sustaining jobs at GKN Aerospace in Hazelwood, Mo. “The recent announcement that the facility would close next year came as a
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