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UNITED AIRLINES TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEE VACCINATIONS (SURVEY)
Reversing his earlier promise not to be the first to issue vaccine mandates, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby announced that all US-based employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by this fall. This move by United was poorly communicated to Union Members, and reverses earlier promises.Today’s announcement reverses Kirby’s statement he made in January of this […]
Helping Hands August 2021
IAM Transportation Department Participates in Aviation Labor Recovery Roundtable
Chief of Staff to the International President Richard Johnsen, along with a coalition of aviation labor leaders, recently participated in an Aviation Labor Recovery Roundtable call with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson and U.S. Transportation Department Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg. The main topics discussed were airline workforce shortages that result in flight […]
Fair and Open Skies Act Will Protect U.S. Airline Industry
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) joined a coalition of labor organizations to call on Congress to support the “Fair and Open Skies Act” introduced by US Representative Peter Defazio (D-OR). The legislation, among other things, would give the Department of Transportation (DOT) the authority needed to protect the wages, benefits and working conditions of […]