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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
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
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers, The last few weeks have been unlike anything we have ever seen. Our nation has essentially shut down. From the family run shop on the corner to the largest chains to the airlines and passenger railroads, we are all getting accustomed to a new normal. If you do not personally
Read moreThe TWU-IAM Association today announced its American Airlines membership overwhelmingly ratified contracts covering more than 30,000 Mechanic & Related (including Maintenance Control Technicians & Maintenance Training Specialists), Fleet Service and Material Logistics Specialists/Stores members. Percent Voting Yes: Mechanic & Related: 90.94% Fleet Service: 95.45% MLS/Stores: 92.12% “The resounding approval of these contracts yet again proves that
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