Machinists Union Members Ratify Five Contracts with United Airlines
Machinists Union Members Ratify Five Contracts with United AirlinesSisters and Brothers, this evening approximately 29,000 District Lodge 141 members at United Airlines overwhelmingly ratified five contracts in the Fleet Service, Passenger Service, Storekeeper,...
The Machinists Union held its Grand Lodge Convention in Las Vegas this week. This year, District 141 was recognized with a special award for its efforts at union organizing. District President, Mike Klemm, was specifically honored for his pioneering efforts in growing the Union, which is expected to add more than ten thousand new union members over the next few years.
Hawaiian Airlines Negotiation Update
Your Joint District 141 and 142 negotiation committee met with the company on August 30 – September 1 in San Francisco. Although some progress was made and we were able to resolve some issues on both sides of the table, no agreement was reached during this session on...
UGE Changes Course
3 September, 2021 UGE Changes Course Less than a week after announcing they would not mandate employee vaccinations, United Ground Express (UGE) has changed its mind and demanded that all UGE workers would need to be vaccinated to maintain employment. UGE workers who...
The EU Calls For COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Americans
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']This week, the European Union recommended that all 27 member nations prevent unvaccinated Americans from into Europe. The move is the latest round of Pandemic-related travel restrictions threatening the airline industry. The new...
VIDEO: Watch This Latest Air Rage Tantrum
In Case You Missed It: Watch This Guy Have An Epic Meltdown In American Airlines CockpitAir Rage18 January 2022A deranged man on an American Airlines flight from Honduras to Miami stormed the cockpit and started shouting from the co-pilot's window. The bizarre...
MLK Would Call on Us to Protect Our Democracy
MLK Would Call on Us to Protect Our Democracy GOIAM.org >17 January 2022 Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends of the IAM, This weekend, we honor the life and legacy of an iconic civil rights activist. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an early proponent of voting...
January Helping Hands: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Apps
EAP Directors: This month's Helping Hands focuses on Mental Health and Substance Abuse apps. There are over 10,000 apps in the field. Discerning which app fits your situation can be a daunting task, there are some suggestions about how to navigate finding the...
A Girl, a Scholarship, and a Dream
The IAMAW Scholarship Competition is open each year 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 Fund, which is used exclusively to make...