Happy Birthday to the IAM

Happy Birthday to the IAM

The IAM was founded on May 5, 1888, when Thomas Talbot and 18 other earnest railroad machinists, making only 20 to 25 cents an hour for a 10-hour workday, met secretly in a locomotive pit in Atlanta, Georgia. Who among those original 19 could have imagined that on...

TWU-IAM Association Aims for Industry Leading Contract

TWU-IAM Association Aims for Industry Leading Contract

Brother and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association is committed to achieving on American Airlines an industry-best contract that will benefit all Association members and, consequently, be the benchmark for future airline contract negotiations. The five main issues that...

JATSC Ground Safety Training Conference

JATSC Ground Safety Training Conference

Dear Sisters and Brothers: The IAM Joint Air Transport Safety Committee will hold its annual Ground Safety Training Conference at the William W. Winpisinger Technology Center. The conference will be held August 28, 29, 30 with travel days on August 27 and August 31...

Hey, American Idle, What About the Early Out?

Hey, American Idle, What About the Early Out?

Message to American Airlines: While the TWU-IAM Association patiently waits for American to contact us, we encourage them to offer Association members the Early Out package they are promising. Don’t wait. Do it now. The Company can do that now or anytime. An Early Out...

Giving with One Hand, Taking with the Other

Giving with One Hand, Taking with the Other

Job security is the most important part of any collective bargaining agreement. And your negotiating committee is fighting to make sure it’s something you never have to worry about. But when we finally see a tentative agreement, we all know the first thing many of us...