FORT WORTH, Texas, July 10, 2019 – Four large unions representing more than 70,000 workers at American Airlines applauded Rep. Peter DeFazio for introducing H.R. 3632, the Fair and Open Skies Act, to prevent the undermining of labor standards in the aviation industry. This legislation would prohibit the Department of Transportation from issuing a permit
Read moreIAM activist and former ready reserve employee at Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, Evette Avery, talks in the video below about her unjust termination from Delta. Evette also emphasizes how important it is that all Delta workers form a union with the IAM so they can be protected against the same unjust treatment by which
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Read moreWashington D.C., June 27, 2019— The National Mediation Board (NMB) today refused to investigate the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) election interference complaint filed on behalf of workers at Delta Air Lines. The IAM filed the complaint on May 15, 2019. Click here to view the NMB response The NMB claimed
Read moreThe IAM along with the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) have written a letter to the United States Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, urging her to take immediate steps to implement three directives from Congress to ensure the safety and proper oversight
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