Washington, D.C., December 15, 2005 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) routed the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in an election to determine representation rights for nearly 1,800 truck drivers employed at multiple locations by Auto Truck Transport (ATT). The vote total as reported by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Read moreCape Canaveral, FL, December 5, 2005 – The IAM is calling on NASA to cease launch preparations on the plutonium-powered New Horizons project due to safety concerns over Boeing’s use of inexperienced replacement workers. “Boeing recently congratulated itself over the delivery of a Star 48 upper stage motor to the New Horizons facility atKennedy Space
Read moreThe IAM won an important legal victory in Federal Court today when a judge issued a permanent injunction that expanded free speech rights of striking Boeing workers in Huntsville, AL. The IAM filed suit in U.S. District Court in Aniston, AL, charging the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority with placing excessive restrictions on the rights of
Read moreBy a three to one margin, IAM members from LL1632, ratified a new contract today with Pemco World Air Services, ending a 59-day lockout at the Dothan, Alabama facility. The first day of work under the new contract will be Tuesday, October 11. “This agreement is a 180 degree improvement from the contract rejected by members on
Read moreIAM Negotiators announced a tentative agreement at Pemco World Air Services in Dothan, Alabama, which, if approved by members, would end the 57-day lockout that began August 11, 2005. Full details of the accord will be provided to members prior to voting, however, the IAM Negotiating Committee in Dothan is recommending a Yes vote on
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