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Republicans Look to Strip Away Transportation Workers’ Rights

Republicans Look to Strip Away Transportation Workers’ Rights House Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday that would establish Right to Work policies nationwide, including the airline and rail sectors. Such a law would severely affect transportation workers in their fight for economic equality and it would increase the power of corporations over their employees. This law […]

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Update on National Right to Work Legislation

Legislative / Trustee

Brothers and Sisters, Be sure you are staying on top of the current legislative issues. New right-to-work legislation is being introduced that will affect us. Please read up on the new National Right-to-Work Bill introduced to Congress. Reps Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Steve King (R-Iowa), sponsored legislation that would amend the National Labor Relations Act,

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Justice Department Ruling on Passenger Service Assault Falls Short

Legislative / Trustee

Justice Department Ruling on Passenger Service Assault Falls Short The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week ruled that passenger service agents are covered by legislation adopted in 2002 that set significant penalties and jail time for anyone who “interferes with airport and airline personnel who have security duties.” While the original intent of the

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Follow Congress

Legislative / Trustee

Don’t we all wish there was a simpler way to follow all the aspects of our legislative branch? With the Congress app for Android and GovTrack for your internet browser, you can! For both platforms, you can: follow any Congressmen or Senator you choose, get notifications when they sponsor a bill, follow a bill, stay completely up to date

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Machinists Union Responds to Election of Donald Trump

Legislative / Trustee

Washington, D.C., November 9, 2016 — Bob Martinez, International President of the nearly 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released this statement on the election of Donald Trump: “I want to sincerely thank the thousands of IAM members and working people who voted, volunteered and made a difference in this year’s election.

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Cast your ballot by tomorrow, Election Day Tuesday November 8th!

Legislative / Trustee

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday November 8th. Make sure you get out and vote! Not sure where to cast your vote? You can find your polling place HERE If you don’t know what candidates or issues will be on your ballot, you can find out HERE. Fraternally, Your District 142 Legislative Team

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Casting Your Ballot

Legislative / Trustee

Early voting has begun in most states. Make sure you get out and vote! Not sure where to cast your vote? You can find your polling place HERE If you don’t know what candidates or issues will be on your ballot, you can find out HERE. Fraternally, Your District 142 Legislative Team

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Presidential Candidates On The Issues

Legislative / Trustee

With election day fast approaching its important to educate yourself on the candidates. To see where they stand on issues that are affecting us check here. You will be able to see where your local representatives stand as well as the presidential candidates. This website will also show their voting records. Below you will see a sample

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Tell Congress to Give Flight Attendants Adequate Rest

CommutAir, ExpressJet, Flight Attendants, Legislative, Open Skies / Trustee

As safety professionals and first responders, Flight Attendants are tasked with handling emergencies and caring for thousands of passengers every day. Disturbingly, study after study shows Flight Attendants are impacted by fatigue on a regular basis, negatively affecting their ability to perform safety functions in an emergency. But nothing has been done—yet. While Flight Attendants

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The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League

Legislative / Trustee

The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League is the political arm of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. It was created in 1947 to allow IAM members to gather individual contributions, coordinate political activity, and elect candidates who support IAM members and their families. Candidates we support know that the MNPL stands for economic justice,

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