Company honors Machinists for safety, excellence
GOLDENDALE — Eleven Machinists Union members who work for Republic Services in Klickitat County were honored recently by their company for excellence on the job. The 11 were in the first group of Machinists to be given Republic’s “Dedicated to Excellence” award, which recognizes that the workers met Republic’s high standards for safety, while also … Read more
Union partners with Boeing to recruit next generation
SEATTLE – The Machinists Union and Boeing Co. are working together to bring a new generation of skilled workers into Washington state’s aerospace industry. One of the joint projects between Boeing and Machinists Union District Lodge 751 is aimed at interesting young people in careers in the aerospace industry through an IAM/Boeing Joint Workforce Development Team. … Read more
Boeing gives quality award to Everett 787 Machinists
A group of 30 Machinists Union members who build 787s in Everett have been honored by the Boeing Co. with a new companywide award for outstanding quality and innovation. The team – which calls itself The Incredible B-Deck Bombers – was presented with Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ first-ever Excellence in Quality Award. Tom Wroblewski, the president … Read more
Machinists’ skill and experience make 777 better
Machinists Union members deserve a lot of the credit for making Boeing’s 777 one of the best-selling widebody jets in commercial aviation history, the union’s district president in Seattle said. Those same union workers are also taking steps to ensure the success – and profitability – of the program for years to come, said Tom … Read more
Senator names union member a ‘Woman of Valor’
SEATTLE — Laura Hopkins, the executive director of the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, was one of eight women honored by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell at her annual “Women of Valor” luncheon Feb. 22. Hopkins was honored for her work with AJAC, which is creating new opportunities for Washington state residents in one of the state’s … Read more
IAM supports findings of Project Pegasus study
RENTON — The Machinists Union will strongly support all efforts to implement the statewide policy recommendations coming out of Project Pegasus – particularly the education and worker training proposals, said Tom Wroblewski, the president of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in Seattle. “Aerospace is one of the few industries globally that is growing, and Washington … Read more
Union urges commitment to education, worker training
SEATTLE – The United States must improve the quality of its public education and vocational training systems if it is to retain its global leadership in aerospace, one of Machinists Union District Lodge 751’s senior officers told members of Congress Monday. “We need to start making serious investments in our schools, and in other workforce … Read more
State gets $20 million for aerospace training
Washington’s aerospace industry has been boosted by a $20 million federal grant that will help expand workforce training programs across the state. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the grant to Air Washington, a group that includes 11 community colleges statewide, two aerospace training centers and the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Local workforce development councils … Read more
Machinists saved 787, union president says
The efforts of Machinists Union members who went above-and-beyond what they were required to do are making it possible for Boeing to deliver its first 787s in 2012. “I firmly believe that without you, there wouldn’t be any 787 deliveries this September – and maybe for years to come,” said Tom Wroblewski, the president of … Read more
Skilled workers are state’s aerospace advantage
The skills and experience of Washington state’s aerospace workers are going to be the key weapon as the state prepares to do battle to ensure that the next generation of Boeing aircraft is built here. “No other state in the nation or place in the world has the concentration of aerospace talent that we have … Read more
