A recent New York Times report on safety concerns in the 787 Dreamliner production line prompted Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) to write a letter urging Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to reconsider the company’s approach to quality control and safety lapses. Brown’s letter also called on Boeing to adopt card check neutrality for all […]
Month: April 2019
IAM Supports Bill Targeting Companies That Offshore Jobs
The Machinists Union is throwing support behind a bill that cracks down on companies that ship jobs overseas. The “No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act” (S. 780/H.R. 1711) would make multinationals pay the same tax rate on profits earned abroad as they do in the United States. It’s time to make our tax system fairer […]
IAM Southern Pulp and Paper Workers Growing Power
IAM members who work in the pulp and paper industry in the southeastern U.S. are joining together to strengthen their bargaining power and grow the IAM’s presence in the region. Delegates from 11 IAM-represented locations across the South recently met in North Charleston, SC for the 2019 IAM Southern Pulp and Paper Conference. The meeting, […]
Maine Passenger Drivers Vote Yes to IAM
Drivers employed by Kennebec Valley Community Action Partners (KVCAP) in Augusta, ME voted to join the Machinists Union. “On behalf of the IAM, I’d like to congratulate and welcome these new members into the IAM family,” said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Jimmy Conigliaro Sr. “With the support of District 4 and the Eastern […]
