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  • Air Transport June 7, 2013

    NMB Sets Election Dates

    The 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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  • Air Transport June 6, 2013

    NMB Authorizes Election at US Airways

    “The Teamsters have a history of promising long and delivering short,” said General Vice President Sito Pantoja. “Not to mention the $3 million of dues money spent for federal oversight due to corruption and the financial implosion of Teamster sponsored pension plans, which has prompted the Teamsters to seek to cut the retirement benefits of

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  • Air Transport May 14, 2013

    Transport Workers and Machinists Unions to Jointly Represent Ground Workers at the “New” American Airlines

    “I am proud that our two great unions put the members first in a true demonstration of solidarity,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “These agreements protect our members’ representation, pensions and seniority. Working jointly with the TWU, we will ensure both unions’ members are rewarded in this merger.” “This agreement allows us to use

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  • Air Transport April 29, 2013

    Foxx Nominated to Head DOT

                                        Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has bee tapped to run the DOTThe Obama Administration today nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to head the Department of Transportation, replacing current Secretary Ray Lahood. Foxx has received much praise for his efforts in expanding and improving Charlotte’s transit infrastructure as a way to grow the economy.  “The

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  • Air Transport April 26, 2013

    IAM Flight Attendants Say No Knives Ever Again

                                                IAM Flight Attendants Say No Knives Ever Again at DCA Airport  Following the Transportation Security Agency’s (TSA) decision to delay allowing knives and other dangerous objects onboard commercial aircraft, IAM Flight Attendants—and their Coalition of Flight Attendant Union partners—descended upon Reagan National Airport in Washington DC to say knives should be permanently banned from

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