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A Yes For the IAM
September 26, 2011 - For the flight attendants at Express Jet Airlines the answer is simple...YES!
NMB Begins IAM Fleet Service Election at Delta
In one of the largest union elections in airline history, the National Mediation Board (NMB) today began mailing voting instructions to more than 14,000 Fleet Service workers at Delta Air Lines.It's Worth It
August 26, 2010IAM Responds to Proposed Atlantic Southeast-ExpressJet Merger
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the announcement of a proposed merger between ExpressJet Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines:
European Commission OKs United-Continental Merger
In an indication of how quickly the United-Continental merger is moving, the European Commission this week gave its approval to the $3 billion acquisition, saying they found minimum overlap on trans-Atlantic routes flown by the two carriers.European Commission OKs United-Continental Merger
In an indication of how quickly the United-Continental merger is moving, the European Commission this week gave its approval to the $3 billion acquisition, saying they found minimum overlap on trans-Atlantic routes flown by the two carriers.TRADE ACT
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in late 1993, Newsweek reported that “union leaders tried to argue that free trade is the source of all lost jobs. But that is largely a blue-collar myth.” Nearly seventeen years later, that “blue-collar myth” is an American reality.Merger Summit
July 16, 2010 - Last week the Winpisinger Center played host to the first ever Transportation Merger Summit.Word On The Ground
July 12, 2010 - Lately in the airline world it seems like every other word is merger.Machinists Union Questions United/Continental Merger Fallout
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. will testify before three Congressional Committees this week about the proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines.Keeping A Close Eye
June 2, 2010 - While the IAM works to take care of the employees of the Delta/Northwest merger, two other airlines, United and Continental have decided to partner as well.Delta Doings
June 2, 2010 - The IAM is looking after Delta workers around the country, making sure employees don't lose as a result of the Delta/Northwest merger.IAM, PBGC Discuss UAL/Continental Pensions
inists’ Union representatives met with acting director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Vince Snowbarger and his staff this week to discuss the impact a merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines could have on employee pension plans.General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr., District 141 President Rich Delaney, District 142 President Tom Higginbotham and members of the IAM’s legal and strategic resources departments described the importance of preserving our member’s defined benefit pension plans and retirement security.
Machinists Warn of Obstacles to UAL/Continental Merger
Labor unions were quick to react to the announcement of a proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines that would leap above the recently merged Delta-Northwest combo to create the world’s largest airline.Machinists Warn of Obstacles to UAL/Continental Merger
Washington, D.C., May 3, 2010 -
The
International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' (IAM) General Vice
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Robert Roach, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to
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proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines...
Machinists Warn of Obstacles to UAL/Continental Merger
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the proposed merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines:Merger Watch
Mergers among the major airlines would have devastating consequences - airline hubs will be eliminated, service frequency will be reduced, competition will be diminished, jobs will be lost, customer service will deteriorate even further. Meanwhile, pension obligations will be jeopardized and fuel prices will remain as high as ever. Read the latest Merger Watch information on this page.
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