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IAM Coordinated Bargaining Committee members (left to right) Tom Giarusso, Mike Vartabedian, Brian Shaw, Scott Lucy, Brad Warner, John Steigauf (in back), Brad Senn, Steven Vaubel, Chuck Lillo, K. Campbell, Tom O’Heron, Shannon Fluetsch, John Herrig, Greg Heidal, Gary Stickley, Darrell McKenzie, Russell Wade, Bill Sokolik, Rick Mickschl Wages, retirement benefits and health care costs
Read moreWe saw it in Wisconsin, and we’re seeing it again in Ohio, legislation to curb unions. We’re told that jobs are too expensive and are draining the economy. So, what effect does ONE job in Ohio really have on the economy? Adds $40,000 to Ohio’s economy Adds $1,980 in sales tax revenue Adds an estimated
Read moreThe IAM welcomed today’s National Mediation Board (NMB) single carrier ruling for the Flight Attendant classification comprising 25,000 employees at the recently combined United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia Airlines. Today’s ruling sets in motion a 14-day period during which the IAM will provide sufficient evidence of support for the NMB to call for
Read moreIn the wake of a major airline organizing win, allies and adversaries of the new voting rights for airline and rail workers are squaring off in a historic fight that will determine if the National Mediation Board’s new rules are preserved or repealed. Earlier this week, nearly 3,000 workers at AirTran won collective bargaining rights
Read moreIAM/TCU President Bob Scardelletti holds up his winning ticket in the drawing for a 2012 Bombardier Can-Am Roadster. Scardelletti then donated the three-wheeled motorcycle back to the Grand Lodge Host Committee to be raffled off again. More than 300 delegates and guests at the 2011 MNPL Planning Committee Meeting in Albuquerque, NM held their breath
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