International Association of Machinists Archives

United Airlines unions unite on bargaining

Dec 14, 2022

Together, the 78,000 workers represented by the five member unions make up 85% of United Airlines’ workforce.

Apple store workers form first ever union

Jun 29, 2022

An Apple retail store in Towson, Maryland, in June became the first Apple store in the country to unionize.

Gay Lincoln 1940-2022

May 18, 2022

Gay Lincoln, a retired union machinist who was long active in the civic life of Southwest Washington, died April 30 at age 82.

Machinists mourn loss of Dick Schneider

Apr 1, 2020

Dick Schneider, a 51-year member of Machinists Local 63 and a former representative of the Machinists’ international, died March 17 of cardiac arrest.

Gary Will, 1938 – 2017

Jun 30, 2017

Will spent 31 years as a local and national representative of the Machinists Union.

Boeing South Carolina votes to stay nonunion

Feb 16, 2017

South Carolina Boeing rejected the Machinists Union by a three-to-one margin

Buffett-owned Precision Castparts busts union drive in California

Feb 14, 2017

“Union avoidance” consultants turned around a Machinists union drive at a Los Angeles area aerospace parts manufacturer.

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