FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., February 9, 2014 – On February 8, 2014, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) conducted runoff elections to resolve contested nominations for IAM Executive Council positions of International President, General Secretary-Treasurer and, for U.S. locals, eight General Vice Presidents. Under the IAM Constitution, local lodge members first
Read moreWashington, D.C., January 28, 2014 – More than 1075 local lodges of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) conducted nominations on January 25 for Executive Council positions of International President, General Secretary-Treasurer and, for U.S. locals, eight General Vice Presidents. The current IAM Executive Council office holders were nominated without opposition by
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWashington, D.C., January 9, 2014 – While ignoring the desperate plight of 1.3 million Americans who recently lost unemployment benefits, a Fast Track bill was introduced today that would subject the secretly-negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement to a straight up or down vote by Congress. “The IAM strongly opposes the
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., January 04, 2014 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751 in Puget Sound, District W-24 in Portland, OR and District 70 in Wichita, KS voted by 51 to 49 percent to accept an eight-year contract extension that includes a two-part $15,000 signing bonus
Read moreWashington, D.C., December 22, 2013 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751, District W-24 and District 70 will vote January 3, 2014 on a revised proposal from the Boeing Company that would secure 777X production in the Puget Sound area. Details of the revised offer will be provided
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