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The IAM, North America’s largest airline union, stands in full support of the swift implementation of the 10-hour rest rule for Flight Attendants. The rule to give Flight Attendants an extra hour of rest was mandated in the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act, and was required to go into effect that year, but has been delayed
Read moreRecently, three IAM Local 1943 members, Mike Gray, Brian Banks and Shawn Patrick, completed the third 260-hour Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) training class co-administered by Machinists members from Cleveland-Cliffs in Middletown, OH. The Local fought for and won the right to not only co-administer the class with the company, but be paid for
Read moreRichie Johnsen, Chief of Staff to the International President, wrote an op-ed in today’s USA TODAY addressing unruly passengers and understaffing issues in the airline industry. There has been a lot of news lately about air rage. You’ve probably seen the viral videos: violent passengers, many angry about mask policies, throwing punches at flight crews and putting other
Read moreThe IAM has reached a tentative agreement covering about 300 workers at Spirit Airlines.
Read moreBARBOURSVILLE, W. Va., Oct. 14, 2021 – Fifty members of Machinists Union Local 598 (District 54) who had been on a two week strike for a fair contract at Sulzer Pumps in Barboursville have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new, improved collective bargaining agreement. Machining and foundry workers will return to work on the night
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