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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest airline union, has filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to represent approximately 500 Jetstream aircraft cleaners and ground handling agents at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Jetstream workers launched their campaign to join the IAM in May
Read moreThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) urges the House to pass the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 7321), bipartisan legislation that would strengthen Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of commercial airline repair facilities outside the United States. The IAM, the largest airline union in North America, representing over 100,000 airline
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2022 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest airline union, today announced that it will file an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency that conducts union representation elections in the airline and railroad sectors. The IAM has sufficient interest among JetBlue Fleet Service workers to conduct a union representation election.
Read more“That’s evidence that they are not focused on profitability. They are just focused on flying the airplane somewhere and having the government subsidize it.” -United CEO Scott Kirby “Those airlines aren’t airlines. They’re international branding vehicles for their countries.” -Former United CEO Oscar Munoz After years of highlighting the unfair business practices of state-owned enterprises
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers: Today, and every day, we remember those lost on September 11, 2001. For those of us in the air transport industry, the memories of that day will always be with us. We lost IAM Sisters and Brothers. Many of us lost friends and family. Our nation and our world changed forever.
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