“IAM members can finally expect to receive their hard-earned retroactive wages with interest,” said IAM District 141 President Rich Delaney “It’s unfortunate it took the threat of a federal lawsuit to get United to honor the contracts it agreed to last fall.” The agreement mandates that full retroactive payments plus an interest penalty based on
Read moreIAM District 141 Assistant General Chairman Gil Simmons briefs US Airways workers on contract talks. After more than two years of intense bargaining by your IAM negotiating committees, US Airways management continues to demand that US Airways IAM represented employees accept second-class contracts compared the industry and to merger partner, American Airlines. IAM District 141
Read moreAfter months of face to face negotiations with US Airways and after several meetings called by the Chairperson of the National Mediation Board, discussions have ended with no agreements in sight. Both IAM District 141 and 142 negotiating committees made very serious efforts to pare away issues that could be negotiated in the future while
Read moreGeneral Vice President Sito Pantoja and IAM/TCU-represented Amtrak workers joined US Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at Philadelphia’s 30th St. Station and lauded the inauguration of Amtrak’s new Cities Sprinter electric locomotive service due to begin tomorrow. The new ACS-64 electric locomotives will travel at speeds up to 125 mph on
Read moreDelta Air Lines Flight Attendants’ quest for IAM representation arrived in Europe this week, as grassroots Delta Flight Attendant activists kicked off a week of organizing activities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Monday January 6, 2014. The week’s activities in Amsterdam will offer Delta Flight Attendants the chance to sign or renew their election authorization
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