by Eric Price | Jun 4, 2019 | Airlines, Departments, EAP, Helping Hands, Home
We address anxiety in this months issue. We are an anxious society. Anxiety comes in many forms, a few of them are addressed here. There are more types of anxiety then mentioned, the ones addressed are the most common types of anxiety. The good news is that there are...
by Eric Price | Jun 3, 2019 | Airlines, Departments, EAP, Featured, Home
Delta Managers locked flight attendants aboard a plane to force them to work overtime, according to internal communications at the airline. Mechanical problems caused a May 12th flight from Atlanta to Toronto to be delayed for several hours, leading Delta Managers to...
by Eric Price | May 29, 2019 | Airlines, American, Departments, Featured, Home, Organizing, The Association
On behalf of the TWU-IAM Association, we would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), The Allied Pilots Association (APA) and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) for...
by Eric Price | May 24, 2019 | Airlines, American, Departments, Home, Safety
This week marks the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in the history of American aviation. On May 25th, 1979, American Airlines flight 191 crashed just outside of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, killing 272 people. To this day, the crash of American Airlines...
by Eric Price | May 23, 2019 | Departments, Featured, Home, MNPL, Video
Members of Local Lodge 1487 in Chicago, IL celebrated their annual Bowling Night to benefit Guide Dogs of America. In addition to benefiting the IAM’s preferred charity, several prizes were awarded in a raffle to benefit the Machinists Non-Partisan Political...
by Eric Price | May 23, 2019 | Airlines, American, Departments, Featured, Home, Organizing, The Association
Brothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association today submitted a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting they compel American Airlines to fulfill their obligation to bargain with The Association. American management has tried to circumvent your...
