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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., March 8, 2013 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today cited the threat to 1,400 American jobs in its call for a reversal of the recent U.S. Air Force contract favoring Brazilian-based Embraer over Wichita, KS-based Beechcraft Corp. On February 27, 2013, the Air Force announced
Read moreFOR 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
Read moreFOR 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)
Read moreWashington, 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
Read moreWashington 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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