(l to r) Alabama Local 2003 member Freddie Head, IAM Grand Lodge Representative Tony Blevins, former Local 2003 Educator Teresa Blevins, her guide dog Liberty and Adam Beasley.. The National Peanut Festival is held every year in Dothan, AL, where peanuts and helicopters provide much of the area’s jobs. Nearly 4,000 IAM Local Lodge 2003
Read moreThe 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. The election, which will conclude at 2 pm Eastern Time on December 21, 2011, will be conducted by Telephone Electronic Voting and Internet
Read moreThe winners in the 2011 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest have been chosen. The District and Local Lodge first place winners for each category are: In the Newsletter Category – Top honors for General Excellence goes to NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 in Washington, DC for The Federal Employee and to Local Lodge 869 in Montreal,
Read moreFrom left, ExpressJet Flight Attendants Sara Gonzales, Nicole Washington-Fears, Cori Horowitz, Julie Martin and IAM Deputy General Counsel Carla Siegel answer questions during a special webcast from IAM Headquarters about the upcoming representation election at the combined ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Hundreds of ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendants logged on and listened in
Read moreIn an op-ed published on The Hill, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) rebukes Republican attempts to convince Americans the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is somehow responsible for the down economy, and that getting rid of the board will somehow spark job growth. Sen. Harkin asserts these attacks on workers will not create jobs and it’s
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