Tue. May 24, 2016 IAM members came out in droves to rally against Norwegian Air International’s job-killing scheme in front of the White House on May 12, 2016. U.S. airline workers have another friend in their fight to prevent a low-cost foreign carrier from unleashing a wave of a downward pressure on industry wages. […]
Category: Legislative
IAM Scores Major Legislative Victory
Fri. February 12, 2016 As IAM members from around the country mobilized, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) scored a major political victory yesterday by including in the Aviation Innovation Reform Reauthorization Act of 2016 (AIIR) amendments that would mandate a minimum of 10 hours rest for Flight Attendants and make it […]
Urgent: Tell Congress to Repeal the Health Plan Excise Ta
Tue. December 01, 2015 Health insurance is expensive enough today, but a new tax scheduled to go into effect in 2018 is already making doctor’s visits and medical procedures pricier for middle-class workers. The Affordable Care Act’s 40-percent excise tax, frequently mischaracterized as the “Cadillac Tax,” would be imposed on plans that exceed individual […]
Take Action to Stop the TPP
Play the video by clicking the image above With the recent announcement of an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the fight to protect American jobs and communities will shift to the United States Congress. Take Action: Tell Congress to Save Jobs, Vote NO on the TPP Lawmakers will review the agreement and then vote […]