Contractors at JBLM vote to join Machinists Union
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD — More than 350 workers who repair military helicopters and do site maintenance at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have voted to join the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers. The new Machinists Union members work for defense contractor URS Federal Services Corp. Some 71 percent of them voted in favor of joining … Read more
Ex-District 751 president named to new IAM&AW post
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — International President Tom Buffenbarger of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers has announced the creation of a new Aerospace Territory that will be led by newly appointed General Vice President Mark Blondin. Blondin is the former president and directing business representative of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in Seattle. … Read more
