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Northwest/Delta Campaign Going Strong The campaign to preserve Northwest Airlines 'IAM members' contracts and pensions after it merges with Delta Airlines is gaining momentum. >>>Read More |
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NMB Rejects Delta's Rush to Judgment
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Machinists File Suit Against Delta Air Lines The IAM and District Lodge 143 filed a lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court to prevent Delta Air Lines from illegally moving forward with seniority integration plans until after there is a lawful representation election among the employees of Northwest and Delta. >>>Read More |
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Northwest/Delta: What's Next? Now that the Department of Justice has approved the merger and the corporate papers have been signed, what happens to both carriers' workers? >>>Read More |
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DOJ Approves Northwest/Delta Merger International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the United States Department of Justice's approval of the Northwest Airlines-Delta Airlines merger. >>>Read More |
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Machinists Respond to Northwest Airlines Shareholder Vote IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr., issued the following statement after Northwest Airlines shareholders approved the airline's merger with Delta Air Lines. >>>Read More |
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Beware of Seniority Integration Promises Northwest Airlines is trying to alleviate its workers' fears of seniority integration by misleading employees. The IAM wants all employees involved in mergers to know the full story. >>>Read More |
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NMB Backs Off Anti-Worker Rule After months of intense lobbying by the Machinists Union, pressure from Congressional leaders and pleas from scores of airline workers, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has rescinded its proposal to make it more difficult for unionized airline workers to retain union protection when merging with unrepresented carriers. >>>Read More |
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Member Action Needed to Block Northwest/Delta Merger The IAM's Transportation Merger Team has been waging battles for months on Capitol Hill to block the senseless and destructive Northwest/Delta merger. IAM members from many airlines have also made repeated trips to our nation's capitol to lobby against the merger. Our collective efforts have had an impact, and we have found numerous friends in Congress. Nevertheless, there is still much work to be done. >>>Read More |
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Member Action Needed to Block Northwest/Delta Merger The IAM’s Transportation Merger Team has been waging battles for months on Capitol Hill to block the senseless and destructive Northwest/Delta merger. IAM members from many airlines have also made repeated trips to our nation’s capitol to lobby against the merger. Our collective efforts have had an impact, and we have found numerous friends in Congress. Nevertheless, there is still much work to be done.>>>Read More |
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NMB Proposes Rule Change to Destroy Northwest Unions |
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Machinists Warn of Pension Default in Merger Meltdown |
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Machinists to Defend Airline Pensions at Merger Hearing |
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The Failure of Airline Deregulation 07.20.2008 - Airline CEOs are loudly calling for government controls to prevent oil speculation, but they vigorously resist meaningful regulation of their own industry. Airlines have repeatedly stumbled and often collapsed while trying to operate in a deregulated environment.>>>Read More |
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Continental and United Announce Alliance |
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06.16.2008 - Most airlines have at least temporarily suspended their ridiculous urge to merge mentality in response to outrageous fuel prices. >>>Read More |
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Machinists Urge Northwest, DeltaShareholders to Scuttle Merger 06.03.2008 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it has contacted Northwest Airlines Corporation and Delta Air Lines Incorporated shareholders to voice concerns over the proposed Northwest-Delta merger. >>>Read More |
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Machinists Back on Capitol Hill |
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Machinist President Urges Congress to Reject Airline Merger Scams International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) President Tom Buffenbarger today urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to oppose consolidation plans currently being proposed by airline CEOs. >>>Read More |
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Northwest-Delta Propose Merger 04.15.2008 - "Airline industry consolidation will come at tremendous public expense," said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. "The Machinists Union's Merger Committee has examined the Northwest-Delta merger proposal, and we firmly believe that this merger is not in the best interest of passengers, employees and the communities these airlines currently serve." >>>Read More |
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Action Needed to Help Block Mergers 04.07.2008 - The IAM is part of a coalition of consumer advocates, political leaders and passenger rights groups who oppose airline megamergers. International President Buffenbarger has contacted every state's Governor and each U.S. Senator and House Representative asking them to block airline mergers, but we need your help.>>>Read More |
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Machinists Advise States of Merger Pitfalls 04.01.2008 - Continuing the Transportation Merger Team's efforts to use political pressure as one avenue to block potential mergers of the nation's major airlines, International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger has contacted the governors of all fifty states to express the Machinists Union's concerns. >>>Read More |
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Congress Expresses Merger Concerns 03.20.2008 - After intense lobbying efforts by the Machinists Union, 47 Members of Congress wrote to the U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of Transportation questioning if airline consolidation is good for America. Illinois Congressman Daniel Lipinski (D) and Ohio Congressman Steven LaTourette (R) led the campaign within Congress to gain co-signers for the letter. >>>Read More |
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AFL-CIO's Airline Merger Statement 03.10.2008 - The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO adopted the following statement regarding airline mergers: Defending Against Airline Mergers that Harm Workers, Passengers and Communities Congress and our Government must protect the public interest as the major airlines threaten to launch another era of mergers and consolidations. >>>Read More |
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IAM, PBGC Discuss Mergers and Pensions 03.06.2008 - General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. and members of the IAM's Transportation Merger Committee met this week with representatives from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to discuss the effect that consolidation among the nation's major airlines could have on pension plans. The PBGC is the quasi-government agency charged with insuring defined benefit pension plans. >>>Read More |
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IAM Takes Merger Issues to Congress 02.28.2008 - General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. and members of the IAM's Transportation Merger Committee have been active this week holding meetings with key Congressional leaders. Congressman James Oberstar (DMN), influential Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said that if an airline merger is announced he will hold hearings on the proposal. >>>Read More |
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Machinists Union, Passenger Rights Group Partner to Block Airline Mergers 02.26.2008 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Coalition for an Airline Passengers Bill of Rights (CAPBOR) today announced they would join forces to oppose the potential merger of major U.S. air carriers. >>>Read More |
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Merger Team Update 02.25.2008 - Merger Mania is getting stronger every day. Will it happen? When? Which airlines will try to pair up? There is a lot we don't yet know. One thing you can count on is the Machinists Union. We have been working on the different merger scenarios since 2006 to protect our members. >>>Read More |
