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The IAM joined other transportation unions in raising urgent concerns regarding assaults against passenger service agents working across airports in the United States. The letter was addressed to President Biden, U.S. Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Read moreLeaders from the IAM and TCU/IAM recently met with Amit Bose, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Administrator Bose and the agency are responsible for allowing safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and goods.
Read moreThis year, for Black History Month, the IAM is highlighting some of our current history makers within the organization. All this month, we will be running stories on current Black activists in the IAM, telling their story in the union. Edison Fraser began his career, and his IAM membership, as a Customer Service Agent with
Read moreThe IAM is living its values by taking action from the ground up. Members of Victory Lodge 1725 in Charlotte, North Carolina recently elected Helena Thornton as its first woman president. WATCH: First Woman President of Victory Lodge 1725 Thornton was sworn in by IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes on January 13. Renae Miller was
Read moreAt a moment’s notice, a flight attendant may have to address a hazardous safety or security situation in the air. They are the first responders inside the aircraft cabin. Implementing a mandatory 10-hour rest period between shifts for this group of workers is something the Machinists Union has been fighting for decades.
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