The United Transportation Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have backed her.
Machinists at Boeing accepted revised contract terms and returned to work after a two-month strike.
The factory-floor assembly work is done by the members of the International Association of Machinists.
Yet floor workers were visibly somber in early December when Sikorsky laid off 267 machinists and assemblers.
He said AMFA's 1998 decision to break off from the International Association of Machinists--part of the AFL-CIO--clearly backfired.
It must negotiate new terms with two other unions, the flight attendants' and machinists', both looking for pilot-size raises.
He begged for a job and was offered an apprenticeship with one of the machinists who built the exhibits.
But then he has to deal with the machinists and flight attendants, who will probably follow the pilots' lead.
Part of that decline can be accounted for by a recently ended strike by 27, 000 machinists at Boeing, the department said.
They are medics and engineers, drivers and welders, computer technicians and machinists.
The machinists in the engine cars must have been holding on for dear life, praying the support struts did not shear off.
Air transport is capital-intensive and cyclical, there's ease of entry, and pilots, machinists and flight attendants are militant and difficult to keep happy.
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The company must negotiate new terms with two other unions, the flight attendants' and machinists', both of which are looking for pilot-size raises.
The company also faced labor challenges last year with disputes with the airlines' two largest unions, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Together, a Swiss clock maker, a German glassblower, a mathematician, machinists, carpenters, and a host of lab assistants dreamed, envisioned and experimented their way to innovative products.
Indeed, if Northwest succeeds in its battle with the machinists, it could become a template for other big airlines to slash labor costs and move toward profitability.
Hospitals looking for X-ray technicians, manufacturers looking for machinists, and energy suppliers looking for people to service rigs and keep them safe are all facing real worker shortages.
Men who were machinists in factories are now driving cabs.
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As the Chrysler-produced TV spot unfolded, an elite team of mechanics and machinists was transforming the vehicle with a matte black exterior, stealth body panels, advanced weapon systems and a jet engine.
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Also approved was a request by the company to continue the pension plan for hourly workers under an agreement reached with the machinists union that freezes pensions and creates a new retirement savings plan.
Indeed, if Northwest (nasdaq: NWAC - news - people ) succeeds in its battle with the machinists, it could become a template for other big airlines to slash labor costs and move toward profitability.
Tom Buffenbarger, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said that given the financial turmoil, it was "remarkable" that the 3, 000 current and laid-off workers represented by the union will still have retirement benefits.
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