Honoring Their Sacrifice
Honoring Their SacrificeDear IAM Family; This weekend, we remember those who have given their lives for our freedoms.For more than 136 years, IAM members have been integral parts of our communities. They have fought—and died—in every major American military mission...
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.
Southwest Airlines Union Contract; Top Out Pay Rate $35 per hour
Southwest Airlines IAM Members Vote In Industry Leading Contract; Top Out Pay Rate $35 per Hour Justice at JetBlue16 December 2022IAM members at Southwest Airlines voted yesterday to approve an industry-leading contract. The four-year contract provides for the below...
VIDEO OF HORROR ACCIDENT AT DELTA: Latest Information
VIDEO OF HORROR ACCIDENT AT DELTA: Latest InformationSafety15 December 2022Camdyn Harris, an Atlanta-based Fleet Service Worker at Delta Air Lines who was struck and crushed by a passing lav truck while guiding an aircraft into her gate, is alive and, while severely...
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes Extends his Contract
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes Extends his ContractJustice at JetBlue14 December 2022In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing yesterday, JetBlue Airways announced that CEO Robin Hayes’ CONTRACT has been extended two years to 2025. At the same time, JetBlue...
The JetBlue / Spirit Merger and the Threat to Job Security
The JetBlue-Spirit Merger and the Risk to Job SecurityOrganizing9 August 2022The JetBlue and Spirit merger presents a significant risk to the job security of those workers who do not have contractual employment protections. Why?"Asset divestitures can smooth the way...
“CONTRACT NOW!” Union Solidarity Actions Around the Nation As Talks Stall
CONTRACT NOW!: Machinists Union Members at Sister San Francisco Local Lodges 1781 and 1782 Member Appreciation Solidarity Day pose with Contract Now! signs. Talks with United Airlines have stalled over the issue of job security, according to union negotiators. In...
“CONTRACT NOW!” Union Solidarity Actions Around the Nation As Talks Stall
CONTRACT NOW!: Machinists Union Members at Sister San Francisco Local Lodges 1781 and 1782 Member Appreciation Solidarity Day pose with Contract Now! signs. Talks with United Airlines have stalled over the issue of job security, according to union negotiators. In...
United CSRs in California: Important Information Re: MAP Devices
ATTENTION All California CSR's: Important Information Re: MAP DevicesDistrict Lodge 141, along with Local Lodge 1782, addressed the MAP Device Protection Program. United attempted to implement a policy that seems to require that United Airlines' workers who have been...