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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joliet, IL, August 15, 2012 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 8 today announced that a tentative agreement with Caterpillar Inc. will be presented for ratification to members of Local 851 in Joliet, IL who have been on strike against the heavy equipment maker since May 1,
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., July 25, 2012 – Calling it a thinly disguised effort to reward top executives at Hawker Beechcraft for achieving “routine, short-term and not particularly challenging” tasks, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed a formal objection to a proposal that would grant up to $5.3 million
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., July 16, 2012 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed papers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court opposing an attempt by Hawker Beechcraft, Inc., to expedite the sale of its assets to a little-known Chinese company, Superior Aviation Beijing Co., Ltd. (Superior). “The proposed sale of Hawker
Read moreWashington, D.C., June 19, 2012 – Tom Buffenbarger, the International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), was elected today to serve as one of three vice presidents of IndustriALL Global Union, the newly formed union federation representing 50 million workers in 140 countries. More than 1,000 delegates met in Copenhagen this
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., June 18, 2012 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today accepted an invitation from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to meet with Lockheed Martin and federal mediators in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX to explore settlement possibilities for the strike that began on April 23, 2012.
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