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The IAM mourns the at least four people who died Thursday after a small plane crashed into and ignited a fire inside the FlightSafety International building near Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, KS. At least five others were injured, according to the Wichita Eagle. Another four are unaccounted for. The pilot was the only person onboard
Read moreInternational Transport Workers Federation (ITF)-affiliated unions meet IAM Delta Flight Attendants for a series of strategic meetings and an informational picket at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Delta’s largest hub. The IAM and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)-affiliated unions from the SkyTeam airline alliance today held strategic meetings and informational picketing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport,
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., has appointed Maria Roeper as Director and Counsel of the newly-formed IAM Health and Welfare Programs Department, effective November 1, 2014. Roeper, a healthcare law expert, has served as IAM Assistant General Counsel since 2010. Previously, she spent three years organizing in the healthcare industry. Roeper started the Worker
Read moreAn op-ed penned by Maine paralegal Carol Sanborn, a member of IAM Local S89, tells her own unique story of joining the IAM and takes outdated anti-union sentiment to task in the process. “I was recently involved with organizing one of the most innovative collective bargaining units in Maine, and I can confirm that people
Read moreResults of the 2014 IAM Photo Contest are in and the 2015 Calendar is rolling off the presses. The top three photo awards go to Donnie Rogers of Local 2535 in Middletown, OH who won first place for his photo “Water Jet Engine Nozzle,” Michael Wood of Local 47 in Commerce City, CO, who won
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