IAM 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:

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.

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.

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 President Robert Roach, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the 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.