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The IAM faulted British Petroleum (BP) this week for ordering the use of low-cost repair facilities in China to modify critical safety equipment on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. According to The Observer, BP ordered the use of a Chinese repair facility to overhaul the rig’s blow-out preventer, a device that
Read moreDelta Air Lines has submitted a formal response to the National Mediation Board (NMB) agreeing with the IAM’s application for single carrier rulings for Delta/Northwest Fleet Service and Passenger Service classifications. Single carrier rulings are required for each classification before the NMB will schedule representation elections. While there is no timeline for the NMB to
Read moreBy a 60 to 40 vote, the Senate voted for cloture on the unemployment extension bill, clearing the way for 2.5 million people to receive retroactive benefits. A final vote could come as early as tomorrow. For months, Republican leaders have been blocking legislation to extend jobless benefits citing concerns over the $34 billion add
Read moreDistrict 751 President and DBR Tom Wroblewski presents bronze-level Presidential Service Awards to Local 751-C members (from left) Rob Curran, Chris Louie and Vennie Murphy, and retired Local 751-F member George Braun. The four were honored by the White House for each giving more than 100 hours of volunteer community service in 2009. As
Read moreLong-time IAM member and retired Grand Lodge Representative George Wells passed away July 15 at his residence in Monroe, NC at the age of 82. Wells first joined the IAM in 1950 when he went to work for Avco Manufacturing Corporation after serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He served
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