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WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today reiterated its demand that Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways restore workers’ pay and benefits. Delta and JetBlue combined have accepted approximately $6.5 billion under the CARES Act in taxpayer funded airline bailout money intended to maintain workers’ jobs, pay
Read moreAt the Machinists Union’s request, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today wrote a letter to the United States Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, urging him to issue guidance clarifying that unilateral decisions to reduce workers’ hours, and as a result their pay and benefits, are prohibitive activities under
Read moreAs 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
Read moreWASHINGTON, 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
Read moreDespite 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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