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  • iMail , News November 15, 2011

    Check it Out: ExpressJet / Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendant Webcast

    From left, ExpressJet Flight Attendants Sara Gonzales, Nicole Washington-Fears, Cori Horowitz, Julie Martin and IAM Deputy General Counsel Carla Siegel answer questions during a special webcast from IAM Headquarters about the upcoming representation election at the combined ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Hundreds of ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendants logged on and listened in

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  • iMail , News February 3, 2011

    300 Flight Attendants Excluded from United Union Vote

    The union currently representing United Airlines Flight Attendants failed to include hundreds of Continental Micronesia Flight Attendants in its single carrier request to the National Mediation Board (NMB). This omission would prevent 300 Continental Micronesia Flight Attendants from voting in the upcoming representation election. The IAM responded to the single carrier application and is arguing

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  • iMail , News December 8, 2009

    Machinists Fight AFSS Reductions by FAA

    The IAM has lodged a protest with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over plans by contractor Lockheed Martin to reduce the number of Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS) in the United States. AFSS Specialists provide preflight weather briefings, in-flight radio services, issue notices to airmen, handle flight plans

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