Machinists Vow to Support Atlantis Mission Cocoa Beach, FL, June 8, 2007 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 2061 today notified the United Space Alliance (USA) that IAM members assigned to shuttle recovery for the Atlantis STS-117 mission will remain on the job regardless of the status of contract negotiations
Read moreWashington, D.C., June 06, 2007 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today urged Senate Democratic leaders to treat the nation’s manufacturing crisis like an economic epidemic. “We cannot afford to be anesthetized by incremental improvements in one index or another,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “Since 1999, we
Read moreIAM members of District 837 voted late last week to ratify a new three-year contract with the Boeing Co. in St. Louis, MO, that includes a 9.5 percent wage increase over the life of the accord and lump sum payments in the first and second years of the contract.
Read moreMay 29, 2007 - The Bargaining Committee for Local 2061 in Cocoa, FL, resumed negotiations today with representatives of United Space Alliance (USA) on behalf of nearly 600 members who work on Space Shuttle Operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read moreMay 22, 2007 - IAM members of District 837 voted late last week to ratify a new three-year contract with the Boeing Co. in St. Louis, MO, that includes a 9.5 percent wage increase over the life of the accord and lump sum payments in the first and second years of the contract
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