IAM Local 914 is showing its members and the community that it is engaged and an integral part of the Newark, N.J. area. The local, which represents more than 4,000 members at Newark Liberty International Airport, recently held its first inaugural Black Tie Holiday Gala and Toy Drive. Hundreds of members, IAM leaders and local
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Charlie Hines, a longtime IAM activist and leader from Charlotte, N.C., as an IAM Air Transport Territory Special Representative. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 – The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), America’s largest air transport union, applauds the proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandating drug and alcohol testing programs for certificated repair stations located outside the United States. The proposed rule significantly strives towards enhancing aviation safety and maintaining uniform
Read moreThe IAM Air Transport Territory, along with IAM Districts 141 and 142, which together represent thousands of workers at Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, will take all necessary steps to protect the rights of its members at the carriers during and after the announced upcoming acquisition. The airlines announced today that an agreement has been reached
Read moreA few members from the first cohort of the LEADS program were given a unique opportunity to shadow IAM District 141 Assistant General Chair Tony Gibson during his daily operations. They also got to observe the airport environment with the ramp agents at a Spirit station located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The LEADS program graduates, who work
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