NMB Sets Election Dates

The National Mediation Board (NMB) today announced the dates for the representation election to be conducted for the Mechanic and Related class and craft at US Airways. The NMB will mail voting instructions to eligible voters on July 8, 2013. 

Voting will be conducted by Telephone Electronic Voting and Internet Voting. 

The votes will be tabulated and the results announced at 2pm on August 12, 2013 at NMB headquarters in Washington, DC.

Please visit www.usaamerger.com for more information.

NMB Authorizes Election at US Airways

IAM Holds Informational Pickets at US Airways

In response to US Airways’ refusal to negotiate a contract with the airlines’ IAM-represented Mechanics and Related workers, informational pickets were held yesterday at US Airways’ largest locations. IAM members took their dispute public and informed US Airways’ passengers and the media about their fight for a fair contract with what will be the largest global carrier.

“We’ve been in negotiations for over two years with US Airways and their last proposal was insulting,” said IAM District 142 President Tom Higginbotham. “We intend to utilize every available option within the law to secure fair contracts at US Airways, including picketing US Airways.”

The IAM recently requested that the National Mediation Board (NMB) release the parties from mediated talks. If released by the NMB, a 30-day “cooling off” period would begin and if no agreement can be reached, the IAM would then be free to strike. The NMB has yet to respond to the IAM’s request.

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Machinists Request NMB Release Mechanics at US Airways

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today formally requested that the National Mediation Board (NMB) release its US Airways Mechanic & Related members from further mediated contract negotiations and initiate a thirty-day countdown to a strike.

When the NMB releases both parties from mediated talks, the agency would then make a proffer of binding arbitration. If either party rejects the proffer, a 30-day cooling off period would begin. If an agreement still cannot be reached by the end of the 30 days, IAM members would be free to strike.

IAM and LIRR Negotiations Stall

The IAM has requested the National Mediation Board (NMB) release the IAM from mediated contract talks with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). If granted, a release would trigger a 30-day “cooling off” period. If an agreement still cannot be reached during that time, either party may engage in self-help.

NMB Certifies IAM to Represent Fleet Technical Instructors at United Airlines

The National Mediation Board (NMB) yesterday certified the IAM as the authorized representative of 185 Fleet Technical Instructors (FTIs) at the airline formed by the merger of United, Continental and Continental Micronesia.

NMB Weighs Election Rules for Airline Mergers

The IAM spoke out for transportation workers’ rights at a recent hearing before the National Mediation Board (NMB) to consider procedures governing representation disputes following an airline merger.

Orchestrating the Historic Organizing Win at United

It was a combination of grassroots organizing, legal prowess and sophisticated communication tactics that produced this week’s organizing victory for nearly 17,000 Passenger Service and Reservation Employees at the new United Airlines.

Voting Period Extended at United Airlines

Nearly 17,000 Passenger Service and Reservation employees at the new United Airlines have until March 7, 2012 to cast ballots in the historic election to determine union representation for their classification.

IAM Urges Obama to Veto Flawed FAA Bill

Calling it “deeply flawed” and “a capitulation that upsets carefully balanced safeguards that have long existed in the Railway Labor Act,” IAM President Tom Buffenbarger urged President Obama to veto the “FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.”

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.

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:

Machinists Union Opposes Proposal to Cripple Voting Rights in FAA Bill

Sito Pantoja, General Vice President of Transportation for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today issued the following statement criticizing a Congressional proposal that provides long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding at the expense of airline and rail workers’ rights to join unions:

ExpressJet/Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendants Vote ‘Yes’ for IAM

In an election prompted by the merger of ExpressJet Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, the IAM emerged as the clear winner in a contest to determine union representation rights for more than 2,160 Flight Attendants.

United Airlines Passenger Service/Reservation Election Dates Set

The National Mediation Board (NMB), an agency of the federal government, today set January 17, 2012 as the starting date for a five-week election that can establish the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) as the collective bargaining representative for 17,930 Passenger Service and Reservation employees at the airline formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia.

NMB Authorizes United-Continental Passenger Service and Reservation Election

The National Mediation Board (NMB), an agency of the ferderal government, has authorized a union representation election for the combined group of Passenger Service and Reservation employees  at the newly-merged United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia, all subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings, Inc.

NMB Dismisses Passenger Service Charges Against Delta

The National Mediation Board (NMB) has dismissed the IAM’s election interference complaint against Delta Air Lines in the 2010 election the NMB held on behalf of the airline’s 15,400 Passenger Service employees.

NMB Rejects Delta Employees’ Election Appeal

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. today condemned the National Mediation Board (NMB)’s indefensible dismissal of the IAM’s 2010 Delta Air Lines Fleet Service election interference complaint. 

“The Machinists Union disagrees wholeheartedly with this decision,” said Roach. “The NMB’s conclusions do not accurately reflect the illegal actions undertaken by Delta Air Lines during the election.”

Mediation Board Sets Dates for ExpressJet Election

The National Mediation Board (NMB) announced November 30, 2011 will mark the start of a three-week election period to determine union representation for more than 2,000 ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendants.

IAM Welcomes Single Carrier Ruling for Ramp/Fleet at United Airlines

Washington, D.C., April 28, 2011 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) welcomed today’s National Mediation Board (NMB) single carrier ruling for the Ramp and Fleet Service classifications at the recently combined United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

IAM Welcomes Single Carrier Ruling for Ramp/Fleet at United Airlines

Washington, D.C., April 28, 2011 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) welcomed today’s National Mediation Board (NMB) single carrier ruling for the Ramp and Fleet Service classifications at the recently combined United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

Election Authorized for IAM-Represented Flight Attendants at Continental/United

Washington, D.C., April 26, 2011 – The National Mediation Board (NMB) today authorized a representation election that could establish the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) as the sole collective bargaining representative for 24,605 Flight Attendants at the recently merged United-Continental Airlines. Election dates will be set later this week, according to the NMB.

Election Authorized for IAM-Represented Flight Attendants at Continental/United

Washington, D.C., April 26, 2011 – The National Mediation Board (NMB) today authorized a representation election that could establish the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) as the sole collective bargaining representative for 24,605 Flight Attendants at the recently merged United-Continental Airlines. Election dates will be set later this week, according to the NMB.

Single Carrier Ruling Issued for Flight Attendants

The IAM welcomed the National Mediation Board (NMB) single carrier ruling for the Flight Attendant classification at the recently combined United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia Airlines. The ruling sets in motion a 14-day period during which the IAM will provide sufficient evidence of support for the NMB to call for a union representation election. The Board requires a “showing of interest” by at least 35 percent of the combined classification before an election will be scheduled.