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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lake Buena Vista, FL, September 10, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the Pentagon decision to hold new bidding for the contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. “This decision is a major victory for U.S. taxpayers, the U.S. aerospace industry
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lake Buena Vista, FL, September 8, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today delivered a full-throated endorsement for Barack Obama following a personal appeal from New York Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton at the union’s national convention in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. “This union is not half-hearted with
Read moreWashington, D.C., June 25, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and its affiliate, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) today voted “present” in the highly unusual balloting among AFL-CIO union leaders to endorse a candidate for President of the United States. “Blue-collar Democrats are born skeptics,” said IAM International President Tom
Read moreWashington, D.C., June 12, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today released results of a poll that found Latino voters would reward any presidential candidate who promoted vocational and technical education programs as part of their campaign. The survey, conducted for the Machinists by The Mellman Group, surveyed 1,200 likely
Read moreFebruary 28, 2008, Washington, D.C. – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced today that they have reached three tentative agreements with aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corporation that cover nearly 6,000 Machinists at eight Lockheed facilities throughout the country. The three-year accords secure the best pay package in the history of IAM-Lockheed
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