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  • Press releases August 14, 2015

    Machinists Union Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the 2015 IAM National Staff Conference in New York, NY. (Photo: Bill Burke/Page One Photography) Washington, D.C., August 14, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it endorsed former U.S. Secretary of State and honorary IAM member Hillary Clinton to be

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  • Press releases July 30, 2015

    Machinists Union Wins Election for 1,000 at Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania

    Nearly 1,000 contract workers at Letterkenney Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA voted overwhelmingly to organize with the IAM. Chambersburg, PA, July 30, 2015 – Workers employed by Bowhead Support Group LLC at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA voted overwhelmingly today for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in a union representation

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  • Press releases July 21, 2015

    Machinists Open Field Office to Organize Airbus, Suppliers in Alabama

    Washington, D.C., July 21, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) this week opened an organizing office in Mobile, AL to provide support for Airbus workers interested in forming a union at the company’s soon to be completed final assembly line. Located just minutes from Airbus’s front gate, the office will

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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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