IAM141 Shop Steward Training: San Jose International Airport

Machinists Fight $20M Tax Hike

Machinists Union members in New Jersey are fighting to stop legislation that will make travel even more expensive for the millions of passengers that travel through Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) each year. Sponsored by New Jersey Senate President Steve...

2019 IAM Scholarship Competition Is Now Accepting Applications

The 2019 IAM Scholarship Competition is now accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada under procedures and rules of eligibility explained in this announcement. The IAM Scholarship...

NMB Mediators Assigned Company Continues to Delay

Brothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association was notified this week that the National Mediation Board has assigned two mediators to our negotiations. The mediators have indicated that, due to Federal budget concerns and scheduling, they will not schedule mediated...

Local Machinist President: “Any Threat to Our Jobs Will Not Stand.”

New Jersey Machinists Fight Proposed $20 Million Tax Hike. Members of Local 914 based at Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) descended on New Jersey’s State House in Trenton to express their opposition to a proposed bill that targets their employer, United Airlines, for an...

Company Propaganda

Many of you have read the Special Jetwire issued by American Airlines regarding our negotiations. If you don’t read anything else in this bulletin, read this: Beware of any negotiations propaganda issued by the Company. It contains partial examples, misleading...

Section 6 Openers for all Association Agreements

Brothers and Sisters, Today, September 12, 2018, American Airlines delivered Section 6 notices for all open TWU-IAM Association collective bargaining agreements. Simply stated, a Section 6 notice officially opens contracts under the Railway Labor Act. The TWU-IAM...

Education Training: September

The following is the current training schedule for September 2018. Wednesday 9/12 SAT, Shop Steward Training Monday-Tuesday, 9/17+18 Guam, Shop Steward Training Wednesday 9/19 Guam, Local Lodge Officer Training Wednesday 9/26 SJC, Shop Steward Training For more...

BOS Remembers 9/11

When Mike Bucci first learned about the events of September 11, his instinctive response was to find out which flights were involved. As a ramp agent for United Airlines since 1992, Mike wasn't thinking about newsreels or terrorism. His concerns were similar to those...

Helping Hands: September is Recovery Month

Helping Hands: September 2018 Download September is Recovery Month. There is some great information about the recovery process from SAMHSA (substance abuse and mental health services administration). SAMHSA.gov is a terrific resource and has lots of resources. Some of...

How a Union Officer is Helping At-Risk Kids This Labor Day

Some of the best people work in unions. Nestled about five minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport lies Renaissance West STEAM Academy. ("Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math") An unlikely addition to the low-income section of Charlotte where...