Spanish language version below Workers in Puerto Rico, expected to provide cheap labor for airlines, fight back with major rallies at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Lufthansa Technik’s Aguadilla maintenance plant San Juan, PR – Unbeknownst to most commercial flyers, an increasing number of maintenance hours on domestic U.S. flights are being serviced in
Read moreDear IAM Family, Today, we gather with heavy hearts to honor and remember those precious lives we tragically lost in 2001. The horrific events of that day left an indelible mark on the fabric of our nation and, most profoundly, on each of us within our cherished union family. Many Americans endured the profound sorrow
Read moreFor more than 50 years, IAM Air Transport Local 1833 has proudly represented the IAM Union at the Minnesota AFL-CIO House of Labor Pavilion during the Minnesota State Fair. The pavilion serves as a hub where fairgoers can learn about the benefits of union membership, meet union members from various trades, and experience the strength
Read moreApproximately 3,000 IAM Union members at McGee Air Services in Seattle, Paine Field, Portland, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Phoenix voted on Aug. 14 to approve a new collective bargaining agreement. The vote locks in a healthy gain to the workers’ pay and benefits under the contract. All active employees, or on
Read moreThe IAM Union Local 2198 Young Workers Committee recently partnered with the Communities in Schools program at Elsik High School in Houston to donate more than 50 fully stocked backpacks to students in need. With the support of IAM Union Local 2198 members, officers, and IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes, this initiative brought essential school
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