IAM Air Transport General Vice President Richie Johnsen has a powerful message for labor organizers and workers at JetBlue as the union’s organizing drive enters the home stretch. The post Finishing the Fight at JetBlue appeared first on IAMAW.
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Fighting for Fairness at Delta
IAM Advocacy Saves Thousands of Machinists’ Aerospace Jobs
As a result of intense lobbying by the IAM, Congress recently reached an agreement on an end-of-year government spending bill that included an amendment granting Boeing a modification to the certification deadline which would allow the 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10 jets to complete aircraft certification without major disruptions. The amendment, which includes several […]
Robert D. Walls Appointed IAM Woodworkers Director
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed longtime IAM officer and staff member Robert D. Walls to serve as the IAM’s Woodworkers Director. The appointment is effective January 1, 2023. Walls has served on the Woodworkers’ Department’s Grand Lodge staff since 2015 as a Special Representative and then as a Grand Lodge Representative. “Brother […]
Machinists Union’s Advocacy Helps Protect Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
The Machinists Union applauds Congress and the Biden administration for the one-year extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, which provides crucial benefits to workers who lost their jobs as a result of outsourcing and unfair trade practices. The $450 million for the U.S. Labor Department program was included as part of the $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill recently passed by Congress, and […]