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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Sito Pantoja today issued the following statement regarding the proposed Alaska Airlines merger with Virgin America Airlines: “As expected, the industry consolidation among the major airlines is being repeated by smaller carriers trying to survive. While today’s announcement proposes a merger, the final outcome
Read moreAFL-CIO Secretary-Treasuer, Liz Shuler, sits down with ViewPoint to talk about the 2016 election, worker rights and everything else that is at stake for the labor movement.
Read moreIAM and TCU negotiators after reaching a tentative agreement to avert a strike with New Jersey Transit. The deal was recently ratified by 90 percent of the IAM’s membership at NJT. After five years of negotiations and two Presidential Emergency Boards (PEBs), IAM District 19, Local 1041 members have overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement with
Read moreIAM District 751 President Jon Holden addresses a press conference demanding tax accountability after legislation passed that provided Boeing with $8.7 billion in tax incentives. The president of IAM District 751 expressed anger and frustration in the wake of a recent Seattle Times article that said the Boeing Co. is looking to eliminate thousands more
Read morePresident Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, is “extraordinarily qualified” for a seat on the nation’s high court, says IAM International President Bob Martinez. Senate Republican leadership has refused to hold hearings on Garland’s nomination, despite Garland’s long-standing reputation as
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