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The IAM this week began airing a series of television and radio ads aimed at raising community awareness and urging a ‘YES!’ vote in the upcoming union elections at Delta Air Lines. Lifting You, Lifting Me, Lifting Us All is being broadcast in and around cities served by Delta, including: Atlanta, GA; Memphis, TN; Detroit,
Read moreUnited Airlines and Continental Airlines officially merged and became United-Continental Holdings, Inc., an umbrella company that will operate the two airlines separately until they integrate operations. “It will be some time before passengers and employees see any significant changes,” said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “Complete operational integration and blending of employee groups
Read moreThe Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Division levied fines against furniture-maker Swedwood in Danville, VA, for numerous unsafe conditions and for improper record keeping. Confirming an IAM report released in July, Virginia OSHA found that at least eight additional workers were injured during the first half of 2010, which was double the accident incidence rate
Read moreDistrict 142 today announced it has reached a tentative interim collective bargaining agreement with Continental Airlines on behalf of the carrier’s 9,500 Flight Attendants. “This 26-month tentative interim agreement addresses merger-related issues, increases compensation and enhances job security provisions,” said the IAM Flight Attendant Negotiating Committee in an announcement to the membership. “We have negotiated
Read moreSpeaking at the Conference on the Renaissance of American Manufacturing in Washington, DC, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger said a national industrial policy was needed to jumpstart the economy and to preserve our nation’s economic future. “There is something dramatically wrong when we have members of Congress who want to reward companies for moving work
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