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  • Press releases September 8, 2015

    Machinists Union Welcomes Changes at United Airlines

    Washington, D.C., September 8, 2015 –United Airlines today announced Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Smisek resigned his position as CEO, president and chairman of the board of directors and named Oscar Munoz as new CEO. “Jeff Smisek, Nene Foxhall, EVP of communications and government affairs and Mark Anderson, SVP of corporate and government affairs, have

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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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