WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 – The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), America’s largest air transport union, applauds the proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandating drug and alcohol testing programs for certificated repair stations located outside the United States. The proposed rule significantly strives towards enhancing aviation safety and maintaining uniform
Read moreThe IAM Air Transport Territory, along with IAM Districts 141 and 142, which together represent thousands of workers at Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, will take all necessary steps to protect the rights of its members at the carriers during and after the announced upcoming acquisition. The airlines announced today that an agreement has been reached
Read moreA few members from the first cohort of the LEADS program were given a unique opportunity to shadow IAM District 141 Assistant General Chair Tony Gibson during his daily operations. They also got to observe the airport environment with the ramp agents at a Spirit station located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The LEADS program graduates, who work
Read moreDear IAM Air Transport Family, As we gather around our tables to give thanks and reflect on the blessings in our lives, I want to express my gratitude to every member of our IAM Air Transport family.
Read moreDelta Air Lines workers recently made a historic visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. In 1968, Memphis was the site of a pitched battle between the white power structure of the time and more than 1,000 Black sanitation men over the question of whether they would have dignity and a union or
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