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  • Press releases January 13, 2015

    Delta Flight Attendants, IAM File For Historic Election

      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

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  • Press releases December 3, 2014

    Machinists Slam Congress Over Sneak Attack on U.S. Pension Law

    Washington, 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

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  • Press releases October 29, 2014

    International Unions Support Delta Flight Attendant Campaign

    Washington, 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

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  • Press releases October 27, 2014

    Machinists Union Opposes Fast Track Gimmickry

    FOR 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

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  • Press releases October 22, 2014

    Machinists Union Completes Organizing Hat Trick in Texas

    FOR 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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