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Washington, D.C., January 10, 2013 – The following is a statement from Tom Buffenbarger, International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), following the announcement that U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will retire: “As the daughter of immigrant parents with union jobs, Hilda Solis brought a new energy to
Read moreWashington D.C., November 7, 2012 – The following is a statement from Tom Buffenbarger, International President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM): “It is with great pride and pleasure that I extend the congratulations of the Machinists Union to President Obama on his dramatic and decisive election to a second term as President
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tucson, Arizona – August 27, 2012 – In an amended opinion released on August 27, 2012, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Raytheon’s petition for rehearing, indicating that the Court would not accept any further petitions, and re-affirmed its opinion released on May 22, 2012 in which it upheld the opinion
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., August 24, 2012 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York to deny a $5.3 million bonus plan for eight senior executives at Hawker Beechcraft. In a ruling that concurred with the IAM objection to the
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., August 24, 2012 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in Wichita, KS voted overwhelmingly today to approve a pension plan modification that preserves members’ ability to retire under current terms of the plan. The contract change also protects existing retirees’
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