February 9, 2006 – U.S.-based air carriers are attempting to make up for failed business plans and ineffective management by eliminating high-quality jobs and outsourcing work to low-wage workers overseas. Major U.S. airlines like United, Northwest, American and Delta currently employ foreign nationals from overseas locations as flight attendants, depriving U.S. workers of much-needed job
Read moreUnions Support Fairness for FAA Controllers The IAM is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow aviation union counterparts in support of legislation introduced by Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama to deny the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the ability to unilaterally impose contract terms on its workers. The “Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of
Read moreFebruary 7, 2006 – The IAM Women’s Department announced the first IAM Sisters to be profiled in the IAM Sister of the Month program that will recognize the hard work and dedication of women in the IAM. Sister Stormy V. Moore-Moffat, Secretary-Treasurer and Organizer for IAM District Lodge 776 in Texas was selected for the
Read moreFebruary 7, 2006 – More than 25,000 auto enthusiasts in the Baltimore-Washington area enjoyed a wide array of vintage automobiles, customized trucks and performance cars at the three-day “World of Wheels” auto show in Baltimore, MD. Members of IAM Local 1486 in Washington, D.C., returned for their second year, manning a display booth and spreading
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