by Eric Price | Mar 7, 2016 | Departments, Home, Safety
Fourteen new IAM CREST Associate Instructors from Districts 141 and 142 completed a train-the-trainer program on transporting dangerous goods in the airline industry. Approximately 6,300 TCU-IAM airline and railroad workers will receive training in transporting...
by Eric Price | Mar 3, 2016 | Departments, Home, Organizing
Wage earner rights are human rights. The problem is protecting them. Knowing your rights and belonging to a union helps. Sexual Harassment The Right To Belong To A Union The Right To Be Paid Overtime The Right Not To Be Disciplined When Injured The Right To Job...
by Eric Price | Mar 3, 2016 | Departments, Home, Organizing
The size of District 141 membership nearly doubled in 2011–2012. That’s strength in numbers. Our success arises from District 141 members themselves, thousands of whom relentlessly volunteer time and talent, and vote. Leadership at District 141 Communications comes...
by Eric Price | Mar 2, 2016 | Departments, Home, Organizing
Unions are about a simple proposition: By joining together, working women and men gain strength in numbers so they can have a voice at work in what they care about. They negotiate a contract with their employer for things like a fair and safe workplace, better wages,...
by Eric Price | Mar 2, 2016 | Departments, Home, Organizing
DL141 Update: April 29, 2016 The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it petitioned the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency that oversees union elections in the airline and railroad industries, to conduct a...
by Eric Price | Feb 20, 2016 | Home
When a TSA agent or law enforcement officer is assaulted at an airport, it’s a serious federal crime. And rightfully so, since we’re counting on them to keep us safe. But airline gate and ticket agents, who also have critical security functions, are not currently...
