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IAM Local 1487 hosted a recent Committee on the Future (COTF) Listening Session at its lodge near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff Edison Fraser kicked off the meetings by encouraging members to share genuine thoughts about the future of the IAM. Southern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Reggie Dixon, District W2021
Read moreThe IAM applauded the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives. The bill, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 351-69, includes several provisions that the IAM has been advocating for, including: Strengthening the FAA’s authority to enforce employee assault and prevention plans. Ensuring that foreign
Read moreDelta Air Lines workers, along with the IAM, Teamsters, AFA-CWA, community and labor allies, rallied at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport calling on Delta Air Lines to stop its anti-union campaign and allow for a free and fair union election.
Read moreThe IAM Southern Territory has intensified its efforts to organize diverse groups of workers. They’ve recently had impressive organizing wins at Lufthansa Technik, Zenetex, Maytag, Akima Technical Solutions, and Servicon Systems Inc., to name a few. Many new Machinists are now experiencing respect on the job and improved family lives for the first time. Being
Read moreDelta workers and their union allies stood together in solidarity during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in New York City to demand management commit to stop interfering with their employees’ right to unionize.
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