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Updated HEROES Act Introduced as Time Runs Out for Airline Workers
Texas Senator Cornyn’s Support Boosts Chances for Passage in the Senate On Monday evening, House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a revised version of the HEROES Act, which includes $25 billion in funding for airline workers and another $3 billion for...

IAM’s Airline Day of Action Sounds Alarm Across Country
As part of the IAM Airline Day of Action, IAM airline members have been making thousands of phone calls, sending countless emails and meeting with their elected officials all across the country today virtually, and in person, demanding that Congress act now to pass...

Help Save Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs on Thursday’s IAM Airline Day of Action
IAM airline members are mobilizing this Thursday, Sept. 17 in 32 cities in over 20 states, either in person or virtually with Senators and Senate staff, to demand that Congress act now to pass legislation that would stem hundreds of thousands of layoffs slated to...

Union Safety Doesn’t Stop for Pandemic
The goal of a Ground Safety Action Program (GSAP) is to enhance aviation safety by preventing personnel injuries, accidents, and incidents. Its focus is to encourage voluntary reporting of safety hazards and events that come to the attention of members of IAMAW...

IAM Political Action: Support Clean Extension of Payroll Support to Prevent Airline Furloughs
In March, as U.S. COVID-19 cases began rising exponentially, Congress rose to the occasion by enacting the CARES Act to provide assistance to tens of millions of Americans who found their financial security, if not their health, directly imperiled by the pandemic....

IAM Airline Workers Need Action: 23 Days Until Relief Expires
The airline Paycheck Support Program contained in the CARES Act is set to expire on October 1, 2020. Carriers are making plans on how to deal with its loss, and the outlook doesn’t look good for many IAM members and other airline workers. American Airlines has...