The National Mediation Board (NMB) has certified the IAM as the authorized representative of 185 Fleet Technical Instructors (FTIs) at the airline formed by the merger of United, Continental and Continental Micronesia. In proceedings before the Board dating back to 2011, IAM attorneys countered United’s attempt to split off portions of the craft or class
Read moreApplications are now available for the 2013 IAM Scholarship Competition. The scholarship competition is open each year to eligible members of the IAM throughout the United States and Canada and their eligible children. The IAM Scholarship Fund, which is used exclusively to make these awards possible, was first established by the delegates to the 1960
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is October 12, 2012. The class will be held December 9-14, 2012 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The Communicator course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need help
Read moreA new report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) paints a grim picture for tens of thousands of workers at federal agencies facing more than $1.2 TRILLION in impending sequestration cuts set to take effect on January 1, 2013. The massive report, issued as required by the recently-approved Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012,
Read moreThe Obama White House filed a lawsuit against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for illegally subsidizing exports in its autos and auto parts sectors, a practice that puts U.S. auto parts manufacturers and some 800,000 American workers at a competitive disadvantage and encourages the outsourcing of auto parts production to China. The U.S.
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