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  • Air Transport October 29, 2013

    IAM Members Ratify Contracts at United Airlines

    After more than four years of negotiations, a merger of three airlines and numerous representation elections, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced members at United Airlines ratified agreements covering approximately 30,000 fleet service, passenger service and stockroom employees. “I thank all IAM members for their patience and solidarity through this

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  • Air Transport October 28, 2013

    IAM, CSX Reach Historic Deal in West Virginia Plant

    Reversing a decades-long trend of sub-contracting locomotive maintenance work in the rail sector, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced an historic deal with CSX in the Huntington, West Virginia plant. “This is a huge win for IAM members,” said IAM District 19 President Jeff Doerr. “This deal will bring all four-axle

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  • Air Transport September 26, 2013

    Machinists Union Reaches Tentative Contracts for Over 28,000 at United Airlines

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., September 26, 2013 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it has reached three tentative agreements with United Airlines covering over 28,000 workers from the Fleet Service, Public Contact and Storekeeper classifications. The tentative agreements preserve and improve pensions, stabilize healthcare costs and expand job

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  • Air Transport September 19, 2013

    IAM Honors Heroic Flight Attendant

    Sandra Hinojosa is presented with the IAM Excellence in Safety Award at the District 142 Convention in Orlando, Florida. From left to right: General Vice President Sito Pantoja, District 142 President Tom Higginbotham, award recipient Sandra Hinojosa, JATSC Chairman Ron Miller and JATSC Coordinator Stephanie Starks.  To honor her heroism and quick response to avert

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  • Air Transport September 11, 2013

    Remembering, Honoring the 9/11 Fallen

    Then the unthinkable occurred. Two United Airlines and two American Airlines aircrafts were hijacked and used as suicide missiles to murder over 3,000 innocent people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Flight Attendants were the first targets that day. This act of barbarism sent shockwaves through the civilized world, but

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