by Eric Price | Jan 29, 2019 | Airlines, American, Hawaiian, Home, Philippine, Spirit, United
The brutal Arctic blast striking the United States this week is making life a living hell for airport workers around the nation, including thousands working in Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway. Here are a few fast facts about the approaching Atomic Arctic Blast. Fact...
by Eric Price | Jan 25, 2019 | Airlines, American, Departments, Home, Organizing
Baggage handlers who attend flight academy can keep their flight benefits and health insurance. An agreement between two unions and the airline seals the deal. There aren’t enough pilots for the nation’s airlines. As the numbers of highly trained pilots...
by Eric Price | Jan 22, 2019 | Featured, Home
This is the official announcement of the 2019 IAM Photography Contest. It is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members at work in unposed photos. Winning entries will win a cash prize and will appear in the 2020 IAM Calendar. Two...
by Eric Price | Jan 21, 2019 | Departments, Home
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is recognized around the world as a leader of civil rights. What many people don’t know is that he had strong ties to the American labor movement. When Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, he was...
by Eric Price | Jan 18, 2019 | Airlines, American, Home, The Association
Brothers and Sisters, The TWU/IAM Association Executive Negotiating Committee this week met in full session with American Airlines under the auspices of National Mediation Board Mediators, Jim Mackenzie and Eva Durham, in San Francisco, CA. In addition to the...
