FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seattle, WA, November 30, 2011 — Machinists Union members will vote next week on a four-year contract extension that includes a commitment by the Boeing Co. to build its 737 MAX passenger jet in Washington state. Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said the tentative agreement also
Read moreWashington — “There are 159,000 good reasons why Congress should oppose the South Korea Free Trade Agreement. That’s how many U.S. workers will lose their jobs if this deeply-flawed trade accord is implemented,” said International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) President Tom Buffenbarger at a Washington D.C. rally to oppose the South Korea,
Read moreWashington D.C., September 20, 2011 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) asking the Board to rule that United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia are now operating as a single transportation system for union representation purposes in the Passenger Service classification.
Read moreWASHINGTON–June 29, 2011–The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) photo series unveiling the real truths behind the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) ramps up in the wake of the White House decision to submit the flawed trade deal to Congress. America’s politicians are setting us “on a destruction course of
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., June 17, 2011 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today released a letter sent to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics calling for an investigation into South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s conduct and statements regarding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) pending complaint against the
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