Congressman Espaillat Leads Bipartisan Group Urging American Airlines to Preserve Jobs

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 26 of his colleagues from downstate New York and northern New Jersey in sending a letter to top leadership at American Airlines and unions representing their workforce urging them to maintain jobs in...

Association, American Meet with NMB

The National Mediation Board (NMB) held separate meetings with TWU/IAM Association Leadership (first) and American Management (later) on Thursday in Washington D.C. The purpose of the meetings was for the three NMB Board Members to discuss the status of our...

IAM Local Lodge 1487 Guide Dogs of America Charity Event

Unions at Work: Machinists Meet Lawmakers in the Garden State

Machinists Union Members from all over New Jersey gathered in Atlantic City this week to tell their congressional representatives what they need in Garden State workplaces and communities. Similar state council conferences are taking place in states around the nation,...

2019 Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Winners

District 141 is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarships. Skye Balfour, daughter of United Airlines CSR Julie Balfour, a member of Detroit Air Transport Local 141 earned the top $2,000 prize. The topic for this year’s scholarship...

Joint Communication to Hawaiian Airlines Members from District 141 & 142

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Helping Hands August: CBD

Because there is a lot of confusion around legalization of marijuanna and THC (the active ingredient in marijuanna that gives people a "high") and now - CBD oils, we cover information about CBD this month. CBD oil has been touted as a treatment for pain. The...

American Airlines Sued For Violating Sick Leave Laws

The City of New York is taking American Airlines to court, saying that the carrier is illegally punishing workers when they get sick. According to the lawsuit, American Airlines is illegally retaliating against workers who call in sick under the city's safe and sick...

Association to Parker/ Get Back to the Table

[gdlr_video url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFYMNP0kNew&feature=youtu.be" ] TWU-IAM Association demands that Doug Parker and American Airlines get back to the negotiating table and finish joint contract bargaining for 30,000 workers at American...

NMB Calls for Status Meeting

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Hawaiian Airlines – Call for Contract Proposals

Sisters and Brothers: We will begin negotiations with Hawaiian Airlines in January 2020. The first step is for the members to submit proposals for changes to our collective bargaining agreement. Submitting contract proposals is open to ALL Hawaiian Airlines IAM...

Don’t Be Greedy: Buddy Passes are Not a Side Hustle

As airline employees, one of the best perks of our jobs is the ability to fly everywhere for free or cheap. If we mention the type of work we do in a casual conversation, it will surely prompt an enthusiastic response, even from complete strangers. A popular t-shirt...