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The IAM has launched a campaign to repeal the recent decision by the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) to allow knives and other dangerous objects aboard aircraft. Representatives Eric Swalwell, Michael Grimm and Bennie Thompson authored a letter to TSA Director John Pistole demanding the agency reverse course on its dangerous move to allow knives aboard
Read moreMembers of IAM District Lodge 751 in Seattle, WA working for Hytek Finishes voted to accept a revised contract offer after rejecting a previous offer and voting to authorize a strike. The vote caps a 17-month effort by Hytek employees to win IAM representation and a first contract. The new contract provides wage increases each
Read moreAt a time when most Americans are gravely worried about retirement security, it’s important for employees to know what rights and benefits they may have. The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) recently released a series of questions and answers highlighting how the Railroad Retirement Act differs from Social Security. Created in 1935 to provide benefits to
Read moreA growing majority of Americans are worried about the security of their retirement and want a new type of pension plan open to everyone, according to a newly released National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) report. The poll found that three-quarters of Americans would like to see a new type of pension plan open to
Read moreThe IAM is standing up with Flight Attendants who are pushing back against a recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announcement that passengers would be allowed to carry small knives aboard commercial flights. “The IAM strongly opposes the newly announced relaxation of prohibited items and calls for a repeal of this change, said IAM Transportation General
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