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Front Line Input “Crucial to the Success” of Contract Negotiations, says IAMAW District President, Mike Klemm

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Input and solidarity from front-line union members are "crucial to the success" of contract negotiations at United and Hawaiian Airlines, according to IAMAW District 141 President Mike Klemm. Klemm is helping to oversee ongoing...

Machinists Union Communications Wins Labor Journalism Awards

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']The IAM Communications Department has been recognized as one of the best communications teams in the labor movement by winning three awards in the International Labor Communications Association’s 2021 Labor Media Contest. The annual...

MythBuster: Union Dues

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']The National Mediation Board, an agency of the Federal Government, requires that at least 50% of employees within a job classification company-wide (i.e. AO or GO Crewmembers) show interest in joining a union by signing an...

Air Rage

In January the FAA issued an order directing staff to pursue a “zero-tolerance” policy for cases relating to interference with crewmembers and other unruly conduct on board aircraft. The move follows a year that has shattered records for the numbers of attacks against...

141 Report: Holiday Stress and Depression – EAP Can Help

IAM District Lodge 141 Report with Host Dave Lehive is a weekly podcast featuring Machinist Union Members and Allies of the Labor Movement. Our Video report airs every Friday at 2:00 PM EST (1:00 CST) on Facebook and Youtube and is also on Spotify. This week we speak...

Union-Made Thanksgiving Guide From the AFL-CIO & UnionLabel.org

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Originally published by UnionLabel.org and the AFL-CIO at AFLCIO.org. When you buy union, you're supporting good jobs in American communities, jobs that provide living wages and benefits, safe working conditions, and dignity and...

Hawaiian Airlines Negotiations Update

[supsystic-social-sharing id='4']Hawaiian Airlines Negotiations Update 22 November, 2021 Aloha sisters and brothers at Hawaiian Airlines, Your joint District 141 & 142 negotiation committee met this past week in Las Vegas with the company. While we were...

141 Report: Fourth Generation Airline Worker and Union Leader, Jennifer Carlson

IAM District Lodge 141 Report with Host Dave Lehive is a weekly podcast featuring Machinist Union Members and Allies of the Labor Movement. Our Video report airs every Friday at 2:00 PM EST (1:00 CST) on Facebook and Youtube and is also on Spotify. This week on the...

Airline and Rail Members Fight Though Pandemic, Understaffing to Keep America Moving

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']This story first appeared on GOIAM.org > The IAM Transportation Department includes more than 160,000 active and retired members in the airline and rail industries, making it the largest airline union in North America. Its members...

Machinists Union from Capitol Hill: JetBlue Must Repay Workers

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']The Machinists Non Partisan Political League seeks to advance public policy that benefits airline and aerospace workers. To support the work of the MNPL, please consider recurring, automatic donations of any amount today. Click Here to...

Machinists in the House as Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bill is Signed

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']The Machinists Non Partisan Political League seeks to advance public policy that benefits airline and aerospace workers. To support the work of the MNPL, please consider recurring, automatic donations of any amount today. Click Here to...

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal a Win for Machinists

The Machinists Union will be in attendance as President Joe Biden signs the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. Once passed, the legislation will provide funding to modernize airports, railways, and lower prices for things like jet fuel. On...