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International Association of Machinists
Collective bargaining
United Airlines unions unite on bargaining
Together, the 78,000 workers represented by the five member unions make up 85% of United Airlines’ workforce.
Union Organizing
Apple store workers form first ever union
An Apple retail store in Towson, Maryland, in June became the first Apple store in the country to unionize.
In Memoriam
Gay Lincoln 1940-2022
Gay Lincoln, a retired union machinist who was long active in the civic life of Southwest Washington, died April 30 at age 82.
In Memoriam
Machinists mourn loss of Dick Schneider
Dick Schneider, a 51-year member of Machinists Local 63 and a former representative of the Machinists' international, died March 17 of cardiac arrest.
In Memoriam
Gary Will, 1938 – 2017
Will spent 31 years as a local and national representative of the Machinists Union.
Union Organizing
Boeing South Carolina votes to stay nonunion
South Carolina Boeing rejected the Machinists Union by a three-to-one margin
Union Organizing
Buffett-owned Precision Castparts busts union drive in California
“Union avoidance” consultants turned around a Machinists union drive at a Los Angeles area aerospace parts manufacturer.
Union Organizing
Jeld-Wen workers reject chance to go union
Two-thirds majority for Machinists evaporates after anti-union campaign gets under way.
Building our communities
Guide Dog Dash motorcycle poker run raises cash for a good cause
Providing guide dogs to the blind has been a "pet" cause of the Machinists since 1948.
In Memoriam
Jerry Greer, 1943-2014
Greer was a Machinists union rep and active in the Oregon AFL-CIO.
Union democracy
Machinists re-elect Buffenbarger
Challenge slate led by Jay Cronk plans to dispute election results
Union democracy
IAM reform slate clears second hurdle
Machinists challengers will be on national ballots in April.
Union democracy
Machinists Union challenge slate moves forward
A Portland Boeing worker is in the running for national IAM office
Collective bargaining
In a stand for the middle class, Machinists reject Boeing offer
Highly profitable Boeing wanted a long-term deal with anemic raise and an end to pension
In Memoriam
Keith Johnson, 1930-2012
The Woodworkers president was part of the national AFL-CIO leadership in the 1970s and '80s.
Collective bargaining
Machinists approve four-year extension with Boeing
The deal ends the highest-profile federal labor law case in decades.
Union Organizing
Delta remains non-union as fourth group votes to reject unionization
Delta Air Lines customer service workers voted Dec. 7 not to join the Machinists. It was the fourth major union defeat at Delta since heavily unionized Northwest Airlines merged into largely nonunion Delta. Altogether, unions stood to gain 34,000 new members, but instead lost 17,000 existing members.
Union Organizing
Machinists Union loses Delta elections; complaint filed
In a pair of votes in November, the Machinists lost a campaign to represent 13,800 Delta Air Lines workers. The votes follow on the heels of a Nov. 3 loss by Association of Flight Attendants among 20,000 Delta flight attendants.
Union Organizing
Delta flight attendants say ‘no’ to union
In votes counted Nov. 3, Delta Air Lines flight attendants chose not to be represented by Association of Flight Attendants. It was Delta flight attendants’ third unionization vote in a decade.
Union Organizing
32,000 Delta/Northwest airline workers vote on unionization
About 32,000 flight attendants, ramp workers, ticket agents and other workers at Delta airlines workers will decide over the next several months whether or not to be union-represented — under new rules that eliminate a major obstacle to winning union representation.
