Machinists ratify deals with 2 JBLM contractors
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD – Machinists Union members working for two different defense contractors at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have ratified new contracts. Both three-year deals, with L-3 Link Simulation and AAI Textron Corp., were ratified by wide margins, said officers with Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in Seattle. It’s the first contract for the new L-3 … Read more
Machinists vote for jobs; approve deal with Boeing
SEATTLE – Machinists Union members have approved a four-year contract extension with the Boeing Co. that ensures the 737 MAX will be built in Puget Sound. The final vote was 74 percent to accept the extension, union officers said. More than 31,000 union members in Washington, Oregon, Kansas and California were eligible to vote. “This … Read more
