First Point of Contact

January 19, 2012 - They are the men and women on the front line at United Airlines.  The first point of contact for many passengers and the reason so many travelers come back to United year after year.

The Time Is Now!

December 12, 2011 - For the flight attendants at Express Jet, the time is now!

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.

Sito Pantoja to Lead IAM Transportation Department

Tapping into the wealth of experience that is among the IAM’s greatest resources, International President Tom Buffenbarger named Sito Pantoja to become the newest member of the IAM Executive Council. Pantoja will begin serving as General Vice President (GVP) of the Transportation Territory on January 1, 2012 and succeed current Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr., who will become the IAM’s General Secretary-Treasurer.

Sito Pantoja to Lead IAM Transportation Department

Tapping into the wealth of experience that is among the IAM’s greatest resources, International President Tom Buffenbarger named Sito Pantoja to become the newest member of the IAM Executive Council. Pantoja will begin serving as General Vice President (GVP) of the Transportation Territory on January 1, 2012 and succeed current Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr., who will become the IAM’s General Secretary-Treasurer.

Sito Pantoja to Lead IAM Transportation Department

Tapping into the wealth of experience that is among the IAM’s greatest resources, International President Tom Buffenbarger named Sito Pantoja to become the newest member of the IAM Executive Council. Pantoja will begin serving as General Vice President (GVP) of the Transportation Territory on January 1, 2012 and succeed current Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr., who will become the IAM’s General Secretary-Treasurer.

Check it Out: ExpressJet / Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendant Webcast

Hundreds of ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendants logged on and listened in to a live webcast where a quartet of IAM-represented Flight Attendants answered questions about contract negotiations, job security, seniority protection and the upcoming representation election.

Rail PEB Hearings End

The IAM, TCU, a coalition of nine other rail unions and rail carrier representatives have wrapped up a week of hearings before a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) in Washington, D.C. The parties are waiting for the PEB’s written recommendations for settlement of the contract dispute between the unions and the nation's Class 1 Freight Rail Carriers represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC).

A Yes For the IAM

September 26, 2011 - For the flight attendants at Express Jet Airlines the answer is simple...YES!

Looking Out For Delta Workers

September 21, 2011 - The fight to protect workers at Delta Airlines is far from over.

Rain or Shine, We Walk

May 25, 2011 - For the IAM flight attendants at Local Lodge 2339N in Newark, being part of a union means being part of a community that makes a difference.

NMB Looks At Delta

May 24, 2011 - The National Mediation Board or NMB is looking into allegations that Delta Airlines interfered during the union representation election.

Lawmakers Respond to IAM Campaign to Expand CrewPass

Two top members of the House Committee on Homeland Security have lent their voices and their influence to the IAM effort to include Flight Attendants among the flight crew members authorized to use the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expedited security screening system. Under current TSA guidelines, only pilots are entitled to access secure areas using this method.

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 Pledge to Protect Union Members’ Voting Rights

Washington, D.C., April 1, 2011 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) 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.

2,900 AirTran Employees Win Collective Bargaining Rights

In an election conducted under the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) new voting guidelines, workers at AirTran won collective bargaining rights when a solid majority of the carrier’s 2,900 Fleet and Passenger Service/Reservation employees voted to join the Machinists Union.

Act Now to Save Union Voting Rights

The House of Representatives is poised to vote this Thursday, March 31, on legislation containing a provision that would repeal the new voting rules for airline and rail workers issued last year by the National Mediation Board (NMB).

TAKE ACTION: Click here to urge your Representative to support an amendment proposed by Ohio Republican Rep. Steven LaTourette that would remove the repeal language and preserve the voting rules that allow a simple majority of those voting in air and rail union elections to determine the outcome.

2011 IAM Transportation Conference Will Convene in August

The 2011 IAM North American Transportation Conference will be held August 2-5 at the Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel in Nevada.

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.

IAM Challenges AFA Intimidation Tactics

In a letter to Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) President Veda Shook, IAM Transportation General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. calls for an immediate halt to harassment and intimidation of AFA-CWA members who express support for the IAM.

High Speed Rail With Amtrak

February 4, 2011 - It only made sense for Grand Central Station to be the background of this month's meeting of the House Commiittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Machinists Lobby for Flight Attendants

IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger today called on all U.S. Senators to reject a proposal by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul that would cripple a decade-long effort to extend important workplace health and safety protections to the nation’s professional Flight Attendants.