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  • Press releases June 8, 2015

    Machinists Union to Weigh Spirit AeroSystems Proposal

    Washington, D.C., June 8, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it would only consider serious proposals from Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems regarding the proposed sale of its fabrication unit, which produces aerospace components and employs more than 900 IAM members. “We are prepared to consider proposals regarding a sale,

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  • Press releases March 16, 2015

    Boeing Workers, IAM to Seek Union Election in South Carolina

    North Charleston, SC, March 16, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold an election for more than 2,400 production employees at the Boeing Company in North Charleston, SC. The petition was filed after a significant number of Boeing

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  • Press releases January 15, 2015

    APRI Targets Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Fast Track Trade Authority

    Atlanta, January 15, 2015 – The president and executive board of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) joined a growing chorus of civil, labor and human rights organizations calling for major changes to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The AFL-CIO’s senior constituency group is also opposing the Fast Track authority that would eliminate the ability

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  • Press releases January 13, 2015

    Delta Flight Attendants, IAM File For Historic Election

      Delta Flight Attendants today delivered more than 12,000 signed union authorization cards to the National Mediation Board in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., January 13, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today delivered signed election request cards to the National Mediation Board (NMB) from nearly 12,000 Delta Air Lines Flight

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  • Press releases December 3, 2014

    Machinists Slam Congress Over Sneak Attack on U.S. Pension Law

    Washington, D.C., December 03, 2014 – In a stunning betrayal of America’s highly vulnerable retiree population, lawmakers are preparing legislation for the lame duck session of Congress that would overturn a key tenant of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and allow drastic cuts to the pensions of current retirees. The legislation, which is

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