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The IAM continues to push Congress for an extension of the airline Payroll Support Program (PSP) and keep tens of thousands of IAM members employed.
Read moreAs many of you are aware of by now, President Trump yesterday terminated negotiations with Democrats on a federal relief stimulus package, only to change course hours later to demand the House and Senate immediately approve $25 billion in new aid for the airline industry. Negotiating through Twitter is not real leadership or how
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday turned down a request by the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and its 33 member unions, including the IAM, for an emergency order requiring masks on airplanes, trains and other forms of transportation. “While this decision by the DOT is just a continuation of the Trump administration’s blatant
Read moreWe are closer than ever to saving the jobs of tens of thousands of airline workers. Thanks to U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), the IAM and our airline union coalition are making huge strides toward securing airline worker relief. Unfortunately, House Republicans blocked a vote on the DeFazio-Larsen airline Payroll Support Program extension (H.R. 8504) today.
Read moreThis afternoon, a standalone clean extension of Payroll Support Program (PSP) was introduced in the House of Representatives. IAM members must act now to tell your Representative to support the DeFazio-Larsen PSP Extension (H.R. 8504), a clean extension of airline relief provided in the CARES Act. Call your Representative at 202-224-3121 to urge them to pass
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