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
Read moreAmid the continuing uncertainty surrounding the American-US Airways merger, the purpose of the conference was to discuss outstanding issues and both parties’ positions on these issues. “During this entire process we have been crystal clear with US Airways that our contracts come before merger distractions,” said IAM District 141 President Rich Delaney. “But all we
Read moreIn 2002, Congress authorized the creation of a national memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as part of the National Park System, to honor the crewmembers and passengers of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001, gave their lives to prevent an attack on the United States Capitol. This national memorial, marking the final resting place of
Read more“At a time when the labor movement – and more importantly, its membership – is under constant attack in Washington, at the state and local government level and on the job, these raids are weakening our movement and should not be tolerated,” said TTD President Ed Wytkind. “This is of course a very challenging time
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) today announced the dates for the representation election to be conducted for the Mechanic and Related class and craft at US Airways. The NMB will mail voting instructions to eligible voters on July 8, 2013. Voting will be conducted by Telephone Electronic Voting and Internet Voting. The votes will be
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