The IAM, along with a coalition of airline unions, are gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. After securing support from a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House, the IAM needs your help convincing the Senate that they must act now to save hundreds of thousands of airline jobs before funding runes out on October 1. The IAM sent
Read moreAfter a majority of the U.S. House indicated support for a “clean extension” of the airline Payroll Support Program, the IAM is now calling on U.S. Senators to step in to save the jobs of hundreds of thousands of airline workers. The Senate will soon go on recess and IAM members must act now to tell
Read moreRobert Scardelletti, after 29 years as TCU-IAM National President, is retiring effective July 31, 2020. With 53 years of active membership, Scardelletti is also TCU’s longest serving president. In a historic move that strengthened both organizations, Scardelletti in 2005 led the Transportation Communications Union’s (TCU) merger with the Machinists Union, creating the TCU-IAM. A
Read moreThe IAM along with other aviation unions are lauding 223 bipartisan members of Congress for calling for an extension of the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) through March 31, 2021. The program, which allocated grants to commercial airlines and airline contractors for the exclusive purpose of keeping employees on payroll with wages and benefits, is set
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers, Over the last four months, we have experienced the devastating effects of COVID-19. Many of us have lost family and friends, and just about all of us know someone whose life was cut short due to this vicious virus. In addition to the human suffering we have witnessed, we have also
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