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International Association of Machinists

 Organization

Historical Note

Founded in 1888, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is an active trade union representing workers in multiple industries, such as aerospace, transportation, defense and more. Members work at assorted organizations, including Harley-Davidson, Southwest Airlines, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Freightliner, Tennessee Valley Authority and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Most of its membership is in the United States and Canada.

Citation:
https://www.goiam.org/

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Boeing Company Employee Strike Posters

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-00-00-19
Content Description The Boeing Company Employee Strike Posters Collection is a small collection consisting of six posters used by workers striking at the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington, in September 2005 and September 2024. Two posters from 2005 read: "Aerospace Machinists on Strike, Lodge 751 AFL-CIO, At Boeing." The other two posters from 2005 read: "Machinists Union On Strike Against Boeing, ULP!, Unfair Labor Practices!, IAM&AW District Lodge 751, AFL-CIO." The 2024 posters read: "Machinists...
Dates: 2005 September, 2024 September

Abraham L. Brearcliffe Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1984-08-30-B
Abstract

Abraham Lincoln Brearcliffe, Jr. (1899-1984) was born in Washington state and worked for Boeing from 1930-1945. The collection features photographs, clippings and newsletters, foreman's materials, labor union membership books, and assorted ephemera from Brearcliffe's time at Boeing, most of which are almost exclusively from the war years (1941-1945).

Dates: 1921-1945, 1967-1970 ; Majority of material found within 1941-1945

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