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  • Press releases August 7, 2014

    Machinists Union to Sue Spirit AeroSystems Over Plan to Outsource Jobs

    For Immediate Release Washington, D.C., August 7, 2014 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced it would file a lawsuit on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 against Spirit AeroSystems over the company’s plans to outsource IAM-represented jobs by selling a key fabrication operation and the use of outside contractors to perform work currently

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  • Press releases July 25, 2014

    Machinists Demand Apology over Boeing CEO ‘Cowering’ Comment

    Washington, D.C., July 25, 2014 – The President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling on Boeing CEO Jim McNerney to apologize to Boeing’s workforce for offensive remarks made during a quarterly earning call with reporters on July 23, 2014. “The heart will still be beating, the employees will still

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  • Press releases June 16, 2014

    Machinists Warn Jobs at Risk in Water Quality Debate

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2014, Olympia, WA – The International Association of Machinists and AerospaceWorkers (IAM) is calling on Washington state Governor Jay Inslee to update the state’s water quality standards in a way that protects the health of residents without imposing extreme measures that would threaten thousands of current and potential jobs. Washington

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  • Press releases June 12, 2014

    Machinists Win Back-to-Back Organizing Drives in Texas

    The IAM today announced a second important organizing victory, this time for 475 office and clerical personnel employed by L3 at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Corpus Christi, TX. This follows an April organizing win for 450 helicopter mechanics and technicians at the same facility. The L3 employees voted for IAM representation by

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  • Press releases May 9, 2014

    Machinist Union Members Elect Top Leadership by Wide Margin

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., May 09, 2014 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have elected the top leadership of their union by a more than a two-to-one margin. The preliminary results were announced today following a tabulation of ballots from IAM Local Lodges across the U.S. and Canada.

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