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  • Air Transport May 6, 2020

    United Reconsiders Furloughs

    As you know yesterday, your union filed a lawsuit against United Airlines in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn. We sought an injunction against United Airlines on behalf of the 27,000 IAM represented Fleet Service and Passenger Service workers to halt United’s illegal scheme to reduce all

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  • Air Transport May 5, 2020

    Machinists Union Seeks Injunction Against United Airlines

    WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Today the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAM”) filed a lawsuit against United Airlines in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Mike Klemm, President and Directing General Chair of IAM District Lodge 141 said, “The lawsuit we filed today in Federal court

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  • Air Transport May 1, 2020

    URGENT: Tell Congress That Airlines Receiving Federal Aid Should Not Cut Pay or Benefits

    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

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  • Air Transport , Legislative Events , News , Politics & Legislation April 28, 2020

    Machinists Union Demands Senate Investigate Airlines Use of CARES Act Funds

    WASHINGTON, 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’

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  • Air Transport April 24, 2020

    IAM Secures Protective Masks for Members

    The 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

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