Trade deals to create aerospace jobs, opportunity
HAMBURG, Germany – Two trade agreements signed by Washington’s Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee on Friday have the potential to create new jobs for the state’s residents while also generating new opportunities for Washington aerospace companies. That’s according to Machinists Union District Lodge 751 representatives who took part in Gov. Chris Gregoire’s trade mission to Europe. … Read more
Hearing: Judge won’t let Boeing put NLRB on trial
SEATTLE — In the first day of substantive on-the-record discussions in the hearing concerning the National Labor Relations Board’s complaint against Boeing, a federal judge Thursday quickly denied Boeing’s subpoena request for the NLRB’s investigation documents. In essence, the ruling puts a lid on Boeing’s attempt to put the NLRB on trial, said Connie Kelliher, a spokeswoman for … Read more
Boeing honors Machinists for outstanding quality
PARIS – The Boeing Co. has honored a group of nearly 300 Machinists Union members at the company’s Everett site for their outstanding performance in improving the quality of the aircraft components they produce. The Electrical Systems Responsibility Center – commonly known as the Everett Wire Shop – was recognized in May with the Boeing … Read more
Machinists promise support for Project Pegasus
PARIS — Machinists Union leaders applauded the appointment of Tayloe Washburn to head up the campaign to ensure Boeing’s next new airplane is manufactured within Washington state. Machinists Union District Lodge 751 President Tom Wroblewski also vowed the support of all 28,000 of his members in backing Gov. Chris Gregoire’s “Project Pegaus,” which Washburn will … Read more
NLRB hearing: Legal maneuvers dominate Day One
SEATTLE — Legal maneuvering and political posturing dominated the first day of hearings in the National Labor Relations Board’s complaint against the Boeing Co. As expected, lawyers for Boeing filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, which alleges that Boeing violated the rights of Machinists Union members when it moved 787 final assembly and fabrication … Read more
Union: We’re not out to close Charleston plant
Tom Wroblewski, the president of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in Seattle, addresses some of the half-truths and misconceptions regarding the National Labor Relations Board’s complaint against the Boeing Co. in this open letter to workers at Boeing’s North Charleston site. I’m writing to Boeing workers in South Carolina to address some of the issues … Read more
Boeing to cut 1,800 jobs once S.C. plant is running
Boeing will eliminate as many as 1,800 production jobs on its Everett 787 production lines after it gets its new Dreamliner facility in Charleston running at capacity, according to estimates by the union for hourly workers at the company’s Puget Sound plants. That fact is being obscured by Boeing and its political allies in their … Read more
Machinists help grow Washington’s farm industry
District 751 Machinists play a key role in the success of two of Washington’s leading industries: aerospace and agriculture. Some 200 union members — including Machinists – maintain more than 5,000 miles of irrigation canals and reservoirs throughout the Columbia Basin Project in eastern Washington. Their efforts provide water to more than 670,000 acres where farmers grow Washington’s well-known … Read more
