The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) urges the House to pass the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 7321), bipartisan legislation that would strengthen Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of commercial airline repair facilities outside the United States. The IAM, the largest airline union in North America, representing over 100,000 […]
Newly-Launched IAM Veterans Services Program Proves Huge Success in Helping Members Secure Earned VA Benefits
Machinists Union’s Veterans Services Coordinator Richard Evans runs the IAM’s Veteran’s Services Program, helping members who are U.S. military veterans understand and apply for benefits they’ve earned after serving. Since Evans’ appointment as Coordinator, starting April 1, 2022, the program has already Won back-pay for veterans totaling more than $300,000 Gotten 38 veterans’ claims […]
United – Emirates Codeshare: Labor is Watching
“That’s evidence that they are not focused on profitability. They are just focused on flying the airplane somewhere and having the government subsidize it.” -United CEO Scott Kirby “Those airlines aren’t airlines. They’re international branding vehicles for their countries.” -Former United CEO Oscar Munoz After years of highlighting the unfair business practices of […]
IAM 141, United Meet in DC to Discuss Path Forward
Unions: ‘No Stock Buybacks in Aviation Until Problems are Fixed’
Today, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Communications Workers of America (CWA), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), representing […]