IAM sets organising record
USA: The IMF-affiliated International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers recently announced the completion of the largest union organising drive ever in the U.S. Pacific Northwest — a bid to represent 16,500 white-collar professional and office employees at Boeing.
The IAM’s president, Tom Buffenbarger, commenting on the union’s campaign, said that it was “a massive undertaking. Win or lose — and we fully expect to win — the Machinists set new records during this organising drive.”
According to a press statement released by the union, over 7,500 homes in the region were personally visited by IAM members and more than 10,000 credit card-sized CD’s containing video interviews with Boeing employees were distributed. Also put to use was the union’s new video-on-demand capability in order to keep employees at Boeing informed on developments.
The National Labor Relations Board will count the ballots July 19.
The IAM’s president, Tom Buffenbarger, commenting on the union’s campaign, said that it was “a massive undertaking. Win or lose — and we fully expect to win — the Machinists set new records during this organising drive.”
According to a press statement released by the union, over 7,500 homes in the region were personally visited by IAM members and more than 10,000 credit card-sized CD’s containing video interviews with Boeing employees were distributed. Also put to use was the union’s new video-on-demand capability in order to keep employees at Boeing informed on developments.
The National Labor Relations Board will count the ballots July 19.
