Latest International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Stories

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- YRC Worldwide announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the leadership of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) on a new contract. The agreement will now go to the IAM-represented employees for a ratification vote. During the ratification process, IAM-represented employees will continue to report to work under provisions of the current agreement. The previous contract with IAM employees expired on...

Less than one-tenth of 1% of YRCW employees represented by the IAM OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- YRC Worldwide announced today that it is ending a contract extension with the International Association of Machinists (IAM), effective April 15. While the company will continue to talk with the IAM, the lack of significant progress in the negotiations led to the action. Of the company's 32,000 employees, less than one-tenth of 1 percent is represented by the IAM....

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen issued the following statement today regarding the current work stoppage involving Bombardier Learjet and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 639 in Wichita, Kansas: "In response to a request by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Bombardier Learjet and IAMAW Local 639 have agreed to return to negotiations for...

CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) today announced that the company and the International Association of Machinists (IAM), which represents fleet service employees, passenger service employees and certain other work groups, have reached an agreement to expedite contract negotiations for joint collective bargaining agreements for those work groups. The parties have agreed to a bargaining process and timeline designed to achieve joint collective...

JOLIET, Ill., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a show of solidarity within the labor movement, Illinois' largest union donated financial support to striking Caterpillar workers in Joliet Wednesday, vowing to stand with them in their struggle for economic justice. Leaders of SEIU Health Care Illinois and Indiana (SEIU HCII), which represents more than 91,000 health care and child care providers, appeared at the Joliet picket line to present a $25,000 contribution to the...

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has reached a new labor agreement with District Lodge 776 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest union at its Fort Worth, Tex., aircraft manufacturing facility. Union members voted to accept the proposal in a meeting today, ending a work stoppage that began April 23. The four-year contract will allow the union members to report to work beginning Monday, July...

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the request of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] officials met Wednesday through Saturday this week with representatives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 776, which represents about 3,600 striking Lockheed Martin employees in Fort Worth and at Edwards AFB, Calif., and NAS Patuxent River, Md. "We are pleased to report our discussions with the...

SEATTLE, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) jointly announced today they have reached tentative agreement on a new six-year contract covering the carrier's 587 ramp service and stores agents. The agreement includes wage increases of 10 percent over the life of the contract, long-term incentive bonuses, and job security and improved productivity provisions. "This contract represents the...

U.S. Agency Shortens Period Before Next Election Can Be Held WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Mediation Board issued a decision on Monday confirming Teamster claims regarding incidents of worker intimidation and other violations on the part of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in last year's single-carrier election between Continental-United fleet service workers. (Logo:...

MONTREAL, May 22, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada said today that the negotiation phase preceding the arbitration with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) has been completed. The IAMAW represents 8,600 mechanics, baggage handlers and cargo agents employed by Air Canada, and its collective agreement expired on March 31, 2011. While talks were constructive and progress was made in a number of areas, the parties will now proceed to prepare their...