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Despite the language in the CARES Act requiring that air carriers maintain pay and benefits or else be disqualified from financial assistance, a number of air carriers in this country have applied for and received grant funds from the U.S. government and ignored or circumvented the employment protections contained in the Act. United Airlines
Read moreWASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Representatives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) met with staff from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to discuss Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and Republic Airways, three airlines that have accepted federal bailout funds under the CARES Act and then cut non-union workers’
Read moreThe IAM Transportation Department and District Lodges 19, 141 and 142 have secured tens of thousands of washable and reusable masks to help keep our airline and rail members safe. “While it is the employers responsibility to provide personal protective equipment to their employees, the Machinists Union could not just watch the carriers’ struggle to
Read moreWASHINGTON, April 23, 2020 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today demanded that Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways, who received taxpayer funded federal funds, reverse course and restore airline workers pay. “The payroll support component for air carriers in the CARES Act requires that taxpayer-funded grant dollars be used to maintain
Read moreThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to increase access to novel coronavirus testing for the nation’s air, rail and transit workers. “While transportation workers have answered the call in the most patriotic and caring ways possible, they are also contracting the novel
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