Dear Sisters and Brothers: Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September, holds deep significance for working women and men across the United States. While for many, it marks the unofficial end of summer and a day off work, for union members, it is a day to reflect on the enduring struggle for workers’ […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: To All District Lodge 142 Stewards, Chief Stewards, Committeepersons, Educators, General Chairpersons, and Admins: Happy Anniversary! Your Grievance Manager Program (GMP) just celebrated its one-year anniversary. This is the first time the District Lodge has communicated with all contractual representatives via mass communication, which is another thing made possible by GMP.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday, July 8, 2024, near Matagorda, TX, about 100 miles from Houston, battering Southeast Texas and Louisiana with heavy rains and winds. Several deaths have already been attributed to the storm in Texas and Louisiana, and over a million power outages have been reported, including outages
View the letter sent to the Secretary of the DOT Secretary Chao from our International President Bob Martinez, Jr. and Transportation Vice President Sito Pantoja respectfully urging the swift implementation of Sections 551 and 335 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. FAA Letter to DOT
The House of Representatives Needs to Vote YES on the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R. 4! The House of Representatives will be putting the FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R. 4 to a vote this Thursday, April 26th. We need every IAM member to contact their House Representative and tell them to vote YES on H.R. 4.
On Tuesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) along with Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced the Cabin Air Safety Act, a bill that seeks to protect airline passengers and cabin crew from toxic cabin air. Academic research indicates that approximately 20,000 toxic fume events have occurred during the past 10 years – an
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Late last year, IAM Legislative Director Hasan Solomon and myself met with staff of Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal. Senator Blumenthal had several constituents who thought they had been exposed to contaminated cabin air and the Senator asked the Machinists Union to explain how that happens and what needs to be done to protect the flying
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The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday approved customer service assault language into their Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill. This language will help protect Customer Service Agents (CSAs) against physical abuse. The IAM applauds both the House and Senate for including this language, along with the 10-hour rest rule for flight attendants, into their bills. But, unlike
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