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  • Air Transport , iMail , News , Politics & Legislation September 25, 2018

    House to Vote on FAA Bill This Week

    The House and the Senate Saturday reached consensus on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018. The approximately $17 billion, five-year FAA bill will make its way to the House floor this week and could be voted on as early as Wednesday.   Airline labor highlights of the bill include protection for customer service

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  • Air Transport September 19, 2018

    New Jersey Machinists Fight Proposed $20 Million Tax Hike

    Members of Local 914 based at Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) along with IAM Members and Officers from District 15, Local 447 and from the NJ State Council of Machinists descended on New Jersey’s State House in Trenton to express their opposition to a proposed bill that targets their employer, United Airlines, for an increase in

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  • Air Transport September 11, 2018

    A 9/11 Message from GVP Pantoja

    General Vice President Sito Pantoja today issued the following statement on the anniversary of 9/11:   Sisters and Brothers, today marks the seventeenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on our nation. Each year, we respectfully honor those who died on that horrific day and the thousands of brave individuals who helped save lives

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  • Air Transport September 3, 2018

    A Labor Day Message from GVP Pantoja

    Labor Day is the time to honor our IAM members for their hard work and solidarity which has given us competitive wages, healthcare for our families and dignity in the workplace. As we know, corporations do not give money to their workers out of the goodness of their hearts. Labor unions have fought for and

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  • Air Transport August 30, 2018

    DL 19 Holds Its Eighth Quadrennial Convention

    IAM District Lodge 19 (DL 19) this week held its eighth Quadrennial Convention in Boston, MA. Delegates were brought together from across the country to discuss an array of topics, vote on By-Law amendments, and to also vote on Executive Board members for each of their regions.   The successful convention had a diverse list

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