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  • Air Transport August 21, 2018

    IAM Members Join Immigration Policy Protest

    IAM members from Local Lodge 1776 joined about 2,000 other union members at a rally in Philadelphia last Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, particularly the separation of children from their parents. The protest was mainly organized by the leaders of UNITE HERE, which represents hospital workers, and the International Union of Painters

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  • Air Transport August 10, 2018

    Amtrak Gives Sneak Peek of Machinists Made Trains

    Amtrak this week provided a preview of the interior of its new Acela Express fleet that will operate on the Northeast Corridor. The train’s prototype is being made by IAM DL 19, Local Lodge 2741 members at Alstom’s manufacturing plant in Hornell, New York, and will be completed in 2019. The first train is slated

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  • Air Transport July 30, 2018

    DL 19 Honors IAM Scholarship Recipients

    District 19 Local Lodge 180 member, Stephen Kraning, and Colton Millis, the son of Local Lodge 696 member, Frank Millis, were recently selected as 2018 IAM Scholarship Award winners.   Brother Kraning will receive $2,000 a year towards his bachelor’s degree in Business Management at Bellevue University. Kraning was presented his award during his local

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  • Air Transport , iMail , News July 2, 2018

    IAM Honors Aviation High School Graduates

    Aviation High School recently held its annual graduation ceremony. Approximately 440 students received their high school diploma, with many earning their Airframe and Powerplant licenses certifying them to work as mechanics in the airline industry. 

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  • Air Transport June 29, 2018

    Machinists Union Flight Attendants Announce Tentative Agreement with ExpressJet Airlines

    The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced a tentative labor agreement with ExpressJet Airlines covering more than 1,200 flight attendants.   “In a time when companies are demanding employees pay more and more for less and less, the negotiating committee has secured the best healthcare on the property, guaranteed it for

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