The IAM is among several labor unions urging Congress to extend a provision of the CARES Act coronavirus relief law as an effort to thwart airline executives threatening to lay-off several workers in the fall. The IAM signed a letter asking the federal lawmakers to extend the Payroll Support Program (PSP) contained in the […]
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IAMAW District 141 Recommends All Workers Wear Masks
We, as members of District 141, are essential workers on the front lines every day. Just doing our job is not enough as we work through this COVID-19 pandemic. Our workplaces now mandate practices like social distancing, frequent hand washing, and sanitizing everything in sight. Misinformation and rumors can spread just as easily as […]
Helping Hands June 2020
Make Your Voice Heard in the IAM’s COVID-19 Workplace Survey
IAM CREST wants to hear from you. Please consider taking part in the IAM CREST COVID-19 Survey on how employers have resumed or maintained operations during this pandemic. IAM CREST is working with the AFL-CIO, ICWUC and NIH via various work groups regarding how employers are handling the COVID-19 situation in the workplace. This information will […]
Congress Tells Treasury to Protect Airline Workers Pay and Benefits Under CARES Act
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today applauded a letter written by 75 members of Congress, led by U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.), to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that presses Treasury to issue CARES Act guidance that prohibits reducing hours, […]