The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week ruled that passenger service agents are covered by legislation adopted in 2002 that set significant penalties and jail time for anyone who “interferes with airport and airline personnel who have security duties.” While the original intent of the statute had been to cover all airport employees with […]
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Machinists Fighting Back Against Right to Work for Less
As the battle against “right-to-work” laws heats up across the country, some IAM members have gone into full “Fighting Machinist” mode. In the past two weeks, legislators in Missouri, New Hampshire, Kentucky and even West Chester Township, Ohio have either passed or are in the process of passing the anti-worker legislation. IAM member and Missouri […]
Safer Working Conditions for EWR, IAM Ramp Service Members at United
United Airlines last week settled a lawsuit brought by the Labor Department (DOL) over working conditions for its Ramp Service workers at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport. The agreement between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and United Airlines will eliminate hazardous conditions that required workers to bend, twist, reach and lift in […]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM IAM GRAND LODGE
December 15, 2016 — IAM Headquarters will close for the holidays at the end of business Friday, December 16, 2016 and re-open Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Best wishes to all for a safe and joyous holiday season. Watch a Holiday greeting from the Machinists News Network
IAM Members Can Give Back During MLK Weekend
HUMAN RIGHTS December 14, 2016 “The principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.” That’s how Dr. Martin Luther King described the labor movement. He stood with working people, and on April 4, 1968, he died fighting for them. Working people were under attack then, and we’re under attack now. He stood […]