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  • Air Transport February 25, 2016

    IAM Signs Hawaiian Airlines Contracts

    In a ceremony at Hawaiian Airlines’ headquarters this week, the IAM and Hawaiian Airlines signed the recently-ratified agreements covering more than 2,200 Mechanic and Related, Clerical, Office, Stores, Fleet Service and Passenger Service Employees at the carrier. “These agreements represent a tremendous amount of work, commitment and sacrifice from the members of our negotiating committees,”

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  • Air Transport February 22, 2016

    IAM’s Forward Thinking Negotiations Strategy at Southwest Results in Windfall of Cash for Members

    When IAM members at Southwest Airlines ratified their most recent contract in December 2014, they not only received wage increases, lump sum payments and other improvements, they also ratified IAM negotiated protections against falling behind other Southwest employee groups who were still in negotiations. IAM leadership and negotiators smartly bargained a “true-up” clause, which requires

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  • Air Transport February 10, 2016

    Tell Congress Flight Attendants Deserve 10 Hours Rest Now!

    The Time to Act is NOW! This is Not a Drill! The House Transportation Committee will be considering the FAA Reauthorization bill (H.R. 4441) this Thursday, February 11th. We need every IAM Flight Attendant to contact members on the Transportation Committee and tell them to vote “YES” to Representative Michael Capuano’s Flight Crew Fatigue Amendment

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  • Air Transport February 10, 2016

    Tell Congress Assaulting a Customer Service Agent Should be a Felony

    The IAM is demanding that Congress make it a felony to assault Customer Service Agents while on duty. This is an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 (HR 4441). To make this happen, we need your help. Please call House Transportation Committee members and tell them to support Representative Garamendi’s Airline Worker Assault

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  • Air Transport February 6, 2016

    Pantoja to Fill Vacancy on United Continental Holdings Board

    The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced that General Vice President Sito Pantoja will replace retired IAM District 141 President Rich Delaney on the Board of Directors of United Continental Holdings (UCH), the parent company of United Airlines, effective March 1, 2016. “I’d like to thank Brother Delaney for the time

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