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IAM Air Transport General Vice President Richie Johnsen spoke to District 19 convention delegates in Tucson, AZ. His powerful speech focused on major IAM organizing campaigns at JetBlue, Swissport, and JetStream Airlines that are currently underway. This fall will bring the beginning of another huge organizing campaign, Johnsen stated. “We’re going to do things never been done before,”
Read moreApproximately 150 IAM members gathered outside of Chicago at Hoffman Estates at the Bridges of Poplar Creek to play a round of golf to raise money for Guide Dogs of America-Tender Loving Canines. IAM Local 1487 hosted this fun-filled event for its locals and other members from around the country. Members traveled in as far
Read moreMaria Santiago Lillis was a Grand Lodge Representative for the Western Territory who passed away in June 2021. She was a mentor to many and a tireless champion for workers, women, and human rights. In order to honor her memory, continue her legacy, and encourage all IAM members to emulate her commitment to service, the
Read moreInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Air Transport General Vice President Richie Johnsen today demanded that JetBlue Airways management immediately reverse its decision to cut JetBlue Ground Operations workers’ hours and pay. Earlier this month, JetBlue management announced cuts to Ground Operations workers’ hours in certain locations on the airline’s system. In many
Read moreToday, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Communications Workers of America (CWA), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), representing hundreds
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