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  • Press releases February 11, 2013

    Machinists Union Warns Against New Taxes for U.S. Business Aviation Industry

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., February 11, 2013 – In a statement released on the eve of the State of the Union address, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) International President Tom Buffenbarger praised President Obama’s support for a robust U.S. aviation industry, but warned that proposals to increase taxes on U.S.-made business

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  • Press releases January 31, 2013

    Machinists Pensions Survive Hawker Bankruptcy

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., January 31, 2013 – Far exceeding the customary expectations of workers at a bankrupt company, a federal bankruptcy judge in New York today approved a settlement that preserves pension benefits for more than 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC)

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  • Press releases January 10, 2013

    Machinists Union President Praises U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis

    Washington, D.C., January 10, 2013 – The following is a statement from Tom Buffenbarger, International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), following the announcement that U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will retire: “As the daughter of immigrant parents with union jobs, Hilda Solis brought a new energy to

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  • Press releases November 7, 2012

    Machinists Union President Welcomes Reelection of President Barack Obama

    Washington D.C., November 7, 2012 – The following is a statement from Tom Buffenbarger, International President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM): “It is with great pride and pleasure that I extend the congratulations of the Machinists Union to President Obama on his dramatic and decisive election to a second term as President

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  • Press releases August 28, 2012

    9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Raytheon Retirees

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tucson, Arizona – August 27, 2012 – In an amended opinion released on August 27, 2012, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Raytheon’s petition for rehearing, indicating that the Court would not accept any further petitions, and re-affirmed its opinion released on May 22, 2012 in which it upheld the opinion

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