Delta Flight Attendants today delivered more than 12,000 signed union authorization cards to the National Mediation Board in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., January 13, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today delivered signed election request cards to the National Mediation Board (NMB) from nearly 12,000 Delta Air Lines Flight
Read moreWashington, D.C., December 03, 2014 – In a stunning betrayal of America’s highly vulnerable retiree population, lawmakers are preparing legislation for the lame duck session of Congress that would overturn a key tenant of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and allow drastic cuts to the pensions of current retirees. The legislation, which is
Read moreWashington, D.C., October 29, 2014 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)-affiliated unions from the SkyTeam airline alliance today held strategic meetings and informational picketing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Delta’s largest hub, to support Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants’ campaign for IAM representation. ITF-affiliate unions
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., October 27, 2014 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is fully engaged in the federation’s campaign against Fast Track (http://NoFastTrack.com). Fast Track is a legislative gimmick being considered in Congress that would make it easier for advocates of Big Trade to
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2014 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced their latest organizing victory for 1,000 mechanics, technicians and maintenance personnel employed by URS at the Red River Army Depot (RRAD) near Texarkana, TX. The win follows a pair of successful IAM campaigns earlier this
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