IAMAW 141 Video Report: Mike Bucci, President of East Boston Local 1726

Mike Bucci, President of Local 1726 in East Boston Local Lodge President with the attitude of a Shop Steward and Organizer. My name is Michael Bucci, President of Local 1726 located in East Boston, Massachusetts. I began to work for the airlines in December 1991, as a...

Pennsylvania Representative Conor Lamb Supports Extension of PSP: “Air Travel is Going to Come Back”

Pennsylvania Representative Conor Lamb Supports Extension of PSP: “Air Travel is Going to Come Back”Members of District 141 took part in a Zoom call with Representative Conor Lamb (D-PA) this week, where he shared his views about the possibility of an extension of the...

IAMAW, United Reach Deal to Insource 150 Jobs at DEN

Sisters and Brothers, As we continue to work with United Airlines to mitigate as many furloughs as possible, I’m proud to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to insource the balance of the fleet service work that supports the United Express operation at Denver...

Justice on the Job: Equal Pay For Black Women

Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage100 Years ago, women first won the right to vote. In honor of the Centannial Anniversary of Suffrage Movement, the Machinists & Aerospace Union is highlighting the ongoing work of women, activists and unions to create a...

IAMAW 141 Video Report: Bill Gula, President of Newark’s Local 914

Bill Gula, Local President and Activist Brother Bill Gula began his career in 1996, as a Ramp Services Agent at Continental Airlines. Bill split his time between working on the ramp and later took on additional responsibilities as a Load Planner. He worked as a Hub...

Celebrating Women’s Right To Vote

Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage100 Years ago, women first won the right to vote. While we've come a long way in our ongoing work to create a more perfect union, our work is far from finished. Good news is, we're nowhere near finished, either. When the...

Rep. Schneider Affirms Support for PSP Extension

Lawmakers like Congressman Brad Schneider need to know that we appreciate their help. If you are represented by Congressman Schneider, please take a few minutes to tell him how his leadership helps you and your family. Rep. Schneider Affirms Support for PSP...

Without PSP, AA Cuts 40,000

American Airlines announced plans to eliminate the jobs of “at least” 40,000 employees if lawmakers do not quickly renew funding for payroll support programs.The furloughs would begin within hours of the expiration of the Payroll Support Program (PSP), the section of...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: As Payroll Protection Draws Near, Airlines Prepare for Furloughs

The Paycheck Support Program contained in the CARES Act is set to expire on October 1, 2020. Carriers are making plans on how to deal with its loss, and the outlook doesn’t look good for airline workers. American Airlines is expected to announce thousands of...

Machinists Local S6 Members Successfully End Largest Strike in United States

/// Originally posted on GOIAM.org /// While the following story describes events outside the aviation and aerospace industries, it represents a major milestone in the history of our great union, and so we want to make a record of it at IAM141.org. The strike action...

Video Report: Tony Colina, President of Houston’s Above the Wing Local 2198

A Conversation With Tony Colina, President of Local 2198 in HoustonThe President of the biggest little old local in Texas.Hi everybody!I started my airline career in August 1996 with Continental Airlines where I worked the Reservations foreign language desk taking...

Join the Fight to Save the USPS

With passenger counts dropping, mail and cargo have become critical to the survival of airlines. Concerns are rising, however, about the future of mail in the US. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is an institution even older than our country. The USPS is an independent...