Union workers earn $11,000 a year more, study finds
Union workers in 2011 earned on average nearly $11,000 a year more than their non-union counterparts, according to newly released data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau’s annual report also shows that union workers got bigger weekly pay raises than non-union workers in 2011. Overall, union workers were paid 29 percent more than … Read more
Business Rep named to IAM Aerospace Territory staff
AUBURN — A Machinists Union officer who worked for more than 25 years at Boeing in Puget Sound will now be one of union’s top negotiators with aerospace companies across North America. Mark B. Johnson will be a Grand Lodge representative for the union’s new Aerospace Territory, said International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers … Read more
Union chief: Boeing accord brings long-lasting benefits
The agreement to locate production of Boeing’s 737 MAX in Renton grabbed all the headlines, but the greater significance of the recent accord between the Machinists Union and the company lies in the fine print of the contract, a union leader said. With the ratified agreement, “Boeing and the Machinists Union have agreed to a … Read more
Machinist honored as ‘Real Hero’ by Red Cross
MONROE – It happened in the blink of an eye, like so many accidents do. David Robinson, a Machinists Union member from Lake Stevens, was crossing U.S. Highway 2 at a crosswalk, holding his then-3-year-old granddaughter in his arms. A sports utility vehicle made a right turn and came through the crosswalk. With only a … Read more
Wroblewski: Benefits of deal go far beyond Boeing
EVERETT — This essay by Machinists Union District Lodge 751 President Tom Wroblewski appeared in The Herald newspaper on Dec. 24: This year, 2011, will loom large in aviation history. It’s the year the first 787 was delivered, as well as the first of the new 747-8s. It’s the year the U.S. Air Force finally … Read more
