Sign Petition to Veto FAA Bill

Congress is considering an FAA Reauthorization bill that will harm air and rail workers rights to form unions and, in the case of mergers, endanger current union members’ bargaining rights.

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Tell Congress to Pass Clean FAA Bill

For years, Congress has tried to pass a long-term funding bill called “FAA Reauthorization” that would provide stable funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and allow it to focus on modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system, rebuild the nation’s airports and keep air travel the safest in the world. But each time the bill gets close to passage, special interests attach unrelated conditions that prevent passage of a “clean” long-term bill.

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For years, Congress has tried to pass a long-term funding bill called “FAA Reauthorization” that would provide stable funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and allow it to focus on modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system, rebuild the nation’s airports and keep air travel the safest in the world. But each time the bill gets close to passage, special interests attach unrelated conditions that prevent passage of a “clean” long-term bill.

Transportation Unions Call on Congress to Pass Clean FAA Reauthorization

Following is a statement by 19 unions calling for passage of a clean FAA Reauthorization, without drastic and unnecessary changes to the Railway Labor Act:

Senate Passes Temporary FAA Funding Measure

The IAM applauds the Senate leadership for rising above the political games on Capitol Hill and passing a bi-partisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As a result, over 4,000 FAA employees and tens of thousands of airport construction workers can go back to work.

Senate Passes Temporary FAA Funding Measure

The IAM applauds the Senate leadership for rising above the political games on Capitol Hill and passing a bi-partisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As a result, over 4,000 FAA employees and tens of thousands of airport construction workers can go back to work.

FAA Held Hostage by GOP Extremists

The ongoing FAA shutdown that has caused furloughs of thousands of FAA employees and threatens nearly 90,000 construction workers will continue through much of August because House GOP leaders decided summer vacation was more important than airline safety.

Take action: Click here to tell Congress to stop the attacks on the FAA and workplace democracy.

Machinists Pledge to Protect Voting Rights

The IAM pledged it will continue to lobby lawmakers to prevent any repeal of majority voting rights recently granted to airline and rail workers by the National Mediation Board.

Machinists President Responds to GOP War on Middle Class

The following is a statement from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger in response to the move by the Wisconsin state Senate to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights:

“Last night in Wisconsin, legislative process trumped democratic principles. Republican Senators voted 18 to 1 to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights. It is a Pyrrhic victory and one the GOP will regret.

Machinists President Responds to GOP War on Middle Class

The following is a statement from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger in response to the move by the Wisconsin state Senate to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights:

“Last night in Wisconsin, legislative process trumped democratic principles. Republican Senators voted 18 to 1 to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights. It is a Pyrrhic victory and one the GOP will regret.

FAA Bill Threatens NMB Voting Rights

The House of Representatives will soon debate and vote on the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 658). Hidden deep in this legislation is a provision that would overturn the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) new voting rules for the nation’s airline and railroad workers.

TAKE ACTION: Click here to urge your Representative to protect workers’ voting rights.

FAA Bill Threatens NMB Voting Rights

The House of Representatives will soon debate and vote on the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 658). Hidden deep in this legislation is a provision that would overturn the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) new voting rules for the nation’s airline and railroad workers.

TAKE ACTION: Click here to urge your Representative to protect workers’ voting rights.

Act Now to Secure FAA Reauthorization

Every three to five years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is funded through legislation in the House and Senate.  This is one of the few opportunities for Congress to provide direction and oversight to this agency which is so critical to airline workers. 

TAKE ACTION: To help secure passage of the FAA Reauthorization, use this link to send an e-mail message to your U.S. Senators urging them to “Pass the FAA Bill.”

FAA Invites Recipes for Recovery

“Without a serious commitment to protecting jobs, without new limits on unrestrained outsourcing and without a second stimulus program that is equal to the crisis this nation is facing, the airline and aerospace industries will continue to struggle, even if the rest of the economy recovers,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger, who spoke as the sole labor representative at the FAA 35 th Annual Aviation Forecast Conference in Washington, D.C.

FAA Invites Recipes for Recovery

“Without a serious commitment to protecting jobs, without new limits on unrestrained outsourcing and without a second stimulus program that is equal to the crisis this nation is facing, the airline and aerospace industries will continue to struggle, even if the rest of the economy recovers,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger, who spoke as the sole labor representative at the FAA 35th  Annual Aviation Forecast Conference in Washington, D.C.

FedEx Friend Threatens to Block FAA Reform Bill

Move over Jim Bunning, another GOP Senator has threatened to single-handedly stop legislation that benefits American working families. Tennessee Republican Bob Corker has vowed to block the comprehensive FAA Reauthorization bill if it contains language that ends the advantage non-union FedEx has over rival UPS. FedEx is based in Memphis TN. In 1996, FedEx won a special favor that put it under different labor rules than UPS, making it much more difficult to organize FedEx workers.

IAM Wins Another FAA Contract Unit

The IAM won another victory in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) service field after a group of Remote Pilot Operators, known as Ghost Pilots, voted to join the growing family of FAA service contract employees.

IAM Wins Another FAA Contract Unit

The IAM won another victory in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) service field after a group of Remote Pilot Operators, known as Ghost Pilots, voted to join the growing family of FAA service contract employees.

FAA Round-Up

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