A Delta Update

March 18, 2010 - Many Delta Airlines employees are starting to realize that the IAM may be a very good idea.

First IAM Election at Delta Air Lines Underway

The National Mediation Board (NMB) yesterday mailed telephone and Internet voting instructions to nearly 100 Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines flight simulator technicians, opening a three week voting period in the first IAM election since Delta acquired Northwest.

Nellis AFB Workers Win

Over two hundred fifty Service Contract workers vote for the IAM, and get a great contract!

NMB Hears Compelling Comments on Proposed Voting Rule

More than thirty people spoke at the National Mediation Board’s December 7, 2009 public hearing on its proposal to implement a fair representation election voting process for air and rail workers under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Current NMB rules count eligible voters who do not participate in the election to have voted against union representation. General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. testified on behalf of present and future IAM members.

Every Vote Should Count

Today, IAM General Vice President Robert Roach Jr. is on capitol hill testifying in front of the National Mediation Board on why every vote needs to count.

Every Vote Should Count

Today, IAM General Vice President Robert Roach Jr. is on capitol hill testifying in front of the National Mediation Board on why every vote needs to count.

Machinists Support NMB Voting Rule Change

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. testified today at the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) public hearing on the agency’s proposed change to rules governing union representation elections.

Sign a Union Card

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Organizing Campaigns

Each year thousands of North Americans sign up to join the IAM. It is the belief of the IAM every working person in North America be afforded the opportunity to join collectively and negotiate with their employer over wages, benefits, and other conditions of employment. Since 1888, the IAM has been an advocate for working people, today that tradition and responsibility continues.

National Education Association Supports Delta Organizing Campaign

Support for the IAM organizing campaign at Delta Air Lines continues with a resolution of support adopted last week by the Representative Assembly of the 3.2 million-member National Education Association (NEA).

Service Contract Sparks Mississippi Organizing Win

One hundred and thirty workers who perform site maintenance and repair work for Computer Science Corporation at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS, have voted overwhelmingly for IAM representation. The workers recently saw their jobs transitioned from Civil Service to Service Contract, and many experienced a 15 percent to 25 percent pay cut as a result.

FedEx Launches Campaign to Deny Organizing Rights

On the heels of an overwhelming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide uniform organizing rights for workers in the package delivery industry, FedEx this week announced a multi-million dollar campaign to preserve current language that has allowed FedEx to stifle organizing drives for more than a decade.

District 78 Organizes Transfreight in Ontario

A drastic pay cut for workers at Transfreight Logistics in Woodstock, ON created a keen appreciation for a collective bargaining agreement and helped drive a District 78 organizing effort to a rapid and successful conclusion.

Canadian Health Care Professionals Join Machinists

Technicians employed by LifeLabs Laboratories in Toronto, ON, are the latest in a growing number of Health Care professionals to join the ranks of the IAM.