Month: April 2020

Machinists Union Demands Senate Investigate Airlines Use of CARES Act Funds

  WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Representatives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) met with staff from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to discuss Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and Republic Airways, three airlines that have accepted federal bailout funds under the CARES Act and then cut non-union workers’ […]

“We Will Fight” IAM District President Mike Klemm Responds to United Effort to Slash Workers to Part-Time

  April 23, 2020 I would like to inform the District 141 membership at United Airlines that management has advised the IAM that they are considering converting all full-time Airport Operations employees to part-time, which could amount up to a 50 percent pay cut, to save money. IAM District 141, consequently, advised United management that […]

The Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest is Now Open!

  The Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest is Now Open!  District 141 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has announced that applications are now being accepted for The Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Essay Competition. This year, $8,000 worth of scholarship money will be awarded to help cover the costs of higher education. The writer […]