The Justice Department and six state attorneys general have filed suit to block the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airlines. “This is the exact reason why we have continually demanded US Airways negotiate a fair contract with IAM members before any merger-related issues are discussed,” said IAM Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja.
Read moreLeft to right: Linda Carringer, CNA, District Lodge 711 Business Representative Mike Lee and Susan Denning, CNA, with the new IAM contract for nurses at the Golden Living Center in Springfield, TN. Solidarity has paid off for about 50 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) at the Golden Living Center in Springfield,
Read moreBirthdays can serve as a time to celebrate, reflect or – for some of us – simply wish there were a few less candles on the cake. For Social Security, which turns 78 on Wednesday, August 14, it’s a call to action. Since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on
Read moreIn a contest overseen by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the IAM defeated the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in an election to represent nearly 4,600 Mechanic and Related employees at US Airways. The IAM received 1,903 votes, or 58 percent of all votes cast in the five-week election, while the IBT received 1,418 votes,
Read moreIAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Lynn D. Tucker, Jr. and the Seaway Task Force (STF) have joined in a combined effort to denounce recent attacks on the Jones Act, which provides meaningful employment for hundreds of thousands of workers in maritime-related jobs. The Jones Act requires that all goods transported by water between U.S.
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