IAM members, especially federal workers, should contact their Senators to ask them to support the measure. Four flight technicians at DynCorp International, MCAS Miramar in San Diego, CA also voted to join the IAM as part of District 725.Īt Bechtel Bettis in Idaho, Grand Lodge Representative Mike Wardle has gotten a card-check agreement with the company for two additional classifications that will bring ten more workers into the 219-person unit that was organized in March.Ī big vote is expected next week in the Senate to discontinue funding of certain sections of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).
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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, 35 flight simulator technicians working for Lockheed Martin at Kirkland Air Force Base voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. “This is a great victory, but it was only possible because of the hard work of a lot of people,” said Grand Lodge Representative Joel Ochoa, who helped coordinate the organizing drive.
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IAM District 947 in Long Beach, CA brought in 409 city employees, employed in professional occupations varying from librarians and analysts to doctors and nurses. “Organizing is difficult, but American workers are hurting and we offer them relief from what is ailing them.” “Four separate wins, over the span of two days, have us feeling very good about the hard work that we have been putting into organizing in this territory,” said Western Territory GVP Lee Pearson.
The IAM’s Western Territory recorded four critical organizing victories this week, bringing in 458 new members into the IAM. More than 400 Long Beach city workers are new IAM members. Western Territory Notches Four Organizing Winsīusiness Representative Janet Wright addresses a group of the Long Beach City Workers and IAM representatives. “Despite efforts by the company to delay the election process, we look forward to quickly resolving the lockout and the issues that led to it.”
“The IAM pledged to conduct a positive campaign and we delivered on that promise,” said IAM Eastern Territory Vice President Lynn Tucker, Jr. “Partnering with the IAM gives us the opportunity to preserve our traditions and to negotiate a pension plan that is worthy of the men and women in this community.” “AEIF has a proud 63-year history representing generations of workers here in Middletown,” said AEIF President Brian Daley. AK Steel proposed to replace the current pension with a risk-based 401k plan. IAM membership allows negotiators to propose a defined benefit pension under the IAM’s highly regarded multi-employer plan. 28 in a dispute over health care costs, work rules and finding a replacement for the company-managed pension plan. “Today’s victory gives each and every AEIF member a seat of honor inside the IAM, and an opportunity for a secure pension with the IAM National Pension Fund (NPF).”ĪEIF members were locked out by AK Steel on Feb.
and to explore the possibility of affiliating with the Machinists union,” said IP Tom Buffenbarger.
“AEIF leaders contacted the IAM earlier this year seeking help to end the 5-month long lockout at AK Steel Corp. No votes were for “No Union” and the NLRB declared one ballot void. The USW received 790 votes and 10 ballots were cast to keep the AEIF as representative. Of the 2,207 eligible voters in the AEIF bargaining unit, 1,056 voted in favor of IAM representation. The IAM defeated the United Steelworkers Union (USW) in a two-day National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to determine representation rights for the Armco Employees Independent Federation (AEIF) in Middletown, OH. Machinists Union Wins at AK Steel in Ohio
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