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  • iMail , News October 16, 2014

    Deadlines Near to Register for 2014 Guide Dogs Conference

    The deadline to book a hotel room at the discounted rate for the 2014 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Conference in Las Vegas is October 24, 2014. This year’s conference will be held November 20-22. The deadline to RSVP for the 34th Annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet is October 31. The GDA event will

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  • iMail , News October 16, 2014

    Supreme Court Upholds North Carolina Voter Suppression

    North Carolina’s Republican-majority state legislature passed the restrictive law in August 2013, just two months after a conservative majority on the Supreme Court voted to gut key portions of the Voting Rights Act. One of the law’s most fervent supporters, North Carolina House Speaker Tom Tillis (R), is challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)

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  • iMail , News October 16, 2014

    IAM Transportation Safety Program Wins National Safety Council Honors

    Pictured from left to right: Twana McFann Labor Division Vice-Chair, Deborah Hersman, Ron Miller, IAM Safety and Health Dept. Director Mike Flynn, Joe Grabinnski Labor Division Chair and Mark Johnson Labor Division Vice President. The IAM’s Joint Air Transport Safety Committee (JATSC) was recognized by the National Safety Council as a recipient of their “Exemplary

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  • iMail , News October 14, 2014

    Join the ‘Stop Fast Track’ Week of Action Nov. 8-14

    The IAM will be joining labor and other trade and advocacy organizations in a week-long push to stop Congress from passing “Fast Track Trade Authority” for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement – a secret deal negotiated behind closed doors by government bureaucrats and more than 600 corporate lobbyists. The #StopFastTrack Week of Action will

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  • iMail , News October 14, 2014

    Machinists Achieve Fifth Joint Contract at United Airlines

    The IAM announced it reached a tentative contract covering approximately 165 fleet technical and emergency procedures instructors at United Airlines. The tentative four-year deal calls for immediate wage and benefit improvements, retroactive and signing bonus payments, strengthened employment security provisions and increased defined-benefit pension benefits. “The IAM is proud of the work the negotiating team

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