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  • Press releases January 4, 2014

    Machinists at Boeing Vote to Accept Historic 777X Proposal

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., January 04, 2014 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751 in Puget Sound, District W-24 in Portland, OR and District 70 in Wichita, KS voted by 51 to 49 percent to accept an eight-year contract extension that includes a two-part $15,000 signing bonus

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  • Press releases December 22, 2013

    IAM Confirms Jan. 3 Vote on Boeing 777X Proposal

    Washington, D.C., December 22, 2013 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751, District W-24 and District 70 will vote January 3, 2014 on a revised proposal from the Boeing Company that would secure 777X production in the Puget Sound area. Details of the revised offer will be provided

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  • Press releases December 9, 2013

    Machinists Union Urges Slow Down on Fast Track for Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Washington, D.C., December 9, 2013 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), today called on Congress to slow down the campaign for an expedited and secretly negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement. “Our national trade policy is leading us once again into a future where U.S. workers have

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  • Press releases November 14, 2013

    Machinists Vote to Reject Boeing Proposal

    SEATTLE, November 13, 2013 – Sixty-seven percent of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) District 751, District W-24 voted Wednesday to reject the Boeing Company’s offer of an eight-year contract extension that would have expired in 2024. IAM District 751 Directing Business Representative Tom Wroblewski issued the following statement: “Today,

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  • Press releases November 5, 2013

    Machinists to Vote on Boeing 777X Proposal

    Washington, D.C., November 5, 2013 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751, District W-24 will vote on a proposal from the Boeing Company that, if approved, would guarantee the Boeing 777X wings and fuselage will be built by IAM members in the Puget Sound. In exchange for the

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