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• IAM Urges Repeal of So-Called ‘Cadillac Tax’ July 16, 2019
  The IAM is urging members of Congress to support the bipartisan Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal of 2019, H.R. 748. This vital legislation, introduced by U.S. Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) would repeal the 40 percent health benefits tax on employer-sponsored healthcare before working Americans and their families are further impacted by […]
• 50 Years Ago, Machinists Push to the Moon July 16, 2019
  Fifty years ago, NASA launched its epic Apollo 11 flight placing man on the moon for the first time. The mission was aided by scores of Machinists Union members. The eight-day Apollo mission started with the July 16, 1969 takeoff of a Saturn V rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On July 20, […]
• IAM Young Workers Program Deadline Approaching July 16, 2019
  The IAM recognizes and values the contributions of our younger workers and is excited to host the Young Workers Strategy Program September 22-27, 2019 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Deadline to register for the class is July 26, 2019. Click here for the call letter and enrollment form. […]
• Enroll Now for the IAM Community Services Program July 16, 2019
  The IAM motto is “justice on the job, service to the community.” Attend the IAM Community Services Program September 29 – October 4, 2019 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD and learn how to help your local fulfill that motto. Participants will learn how to establish a community services committee […]
• TWU-IAM Association Asks FAA to Assign Inspectors to American Airlines July 16, 2019
  The IAM-TWU Association has responded to a letter received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) addressed to Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, Alex Garcia, Executive Vice President TWU and Sito Pantoja, General Vice President IAM, stressing that “a breakdown in the relationship between American and the Union raises concern about the ongoing effectiveness of the airline’s […]
• BARGAINING SURVEYS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CLERICAL AND CARMEN LOCAL CHAIRPERSONS IN NATIONAL FREIGHT HANDLING AHEAD OF NEXT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS July 12, 2019
  TCU/IAM and its Brotherhood Railway Carmen Division, together, are in the process of preparing our National Freight Section 6 Notices to be served in November on the national rail carriers for the bargaining round beginning January 1, 2020. “We are anticipating a very difficult round of bargaining, given that we have both a Republican President […]
• TCU Members Save with Union Plus Discounts July 12, 2019
  Union Plus offers a variety of ways to save on movie tickets for TCU/IAM members and their families. Members can save up to 37% on eTicket purchases at their choice of three national movie chains: AMC, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark. Members can also get exclusive member-only deals through Redbox. To learn more about the Union […]
• Machinists Union Applauds Rejection of General Electric’s Concessionary Contract Offer July 11, 2019
  International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Brian Bryant issued the following statement in response to IUE-CWA’s members’ rejection of the General Electric’s concessionary contract offer.   “The IAM applauds the decision by the IUE-CWA GE members to reject this concessionary contract offer,” said Bryant. “The IAM supports going back to […]
• IAM Rallies To Protect Retirement Security July 11, 2019
  IAM members, other labor unions and retirement security supporters rallied on Capitol Hill in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 (H.R. 397), better known as the Butch Lewis Act. The Ways and Means Committee advanced the legislation, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), on a party line vote with all […]
• Unions at American Airlines Laud Bill Protecting Aviation Careers and Passengers’ Safety July 10, 2019
  FORT WORTH, Texas, July 10, 2019 – Four large unions representing more than 70,000 workers at American Airlines applauded Rep. Peter DeFazio for introducing H.R. 3632, the Fair and Open Skies Act, to prevent the undermining of labor standards in the aviation industry.   This legislation would prohibit the Department of Transportation from issuing a permit […]