FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C., January 12, 2010 – “In spite of opposition from Delta Air Lines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled the first union representation election following the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines,” said International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr., following the NMB’s
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., January 11, 2010 – The Executive Council of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has voted unanimously to oppose any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health care benefits. “For decades, IAM members exchanged substantial wage increases for the
Read moreWashington, D.C., December 07, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs. In a joint letter to President Obama,
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., December 01, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling on President Obama to dissuade Pratt & Whitney from moving more than 1,000 aerospace jobs from Connecticut to low-cost locations in Japan, Indonesia and Georgia. “We are in the midst of a national jobs crisis
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., August 07, 2009 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) cited the unemployment numbers for the month of July as hard evidence that an additional job stimulus program is needed. “The high-fives are premature,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. “Fifteen million jobless Americans cannot
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