July 10, 2020 To All TWU/IAM Association Members at American Airlines: American Airlines has informed the Association that it will be sending Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN Act notifications) to Association covered employees. This notice, which is required by law, will contain information indicating that American Airlines may furlough employees. All of the TWU/IAM Association Collective Bargaining Agreements, ratified on March [Read More..]

All Victory Lodge 1725 Members please note: The annual Local Lodge Bylaws vote will be on Thursday, July 16th, 2020 from 6 AM to 6 PM. Voting will be at the Local Lodge at 3727 Rose Lake Dr  Charlotte, NC 28217. Please click the thumbnails below to view/download/print a copy of the proposed bylaw changes. Download PDFPrint Post

*Due 08/09/2020* Locals must be affiliated and in good standing with the SC AFL-CIO. Anyone in the immediate family of a union member is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Immediate family is defined as: husband, wife, child; including step, foster and grandchildren. Applicants may reapply each year while attending college; however, only one application per student, per year shall [Read More..]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guide Dogs of America will not be holding its annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet, previously scheduled for November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, because of health concerns for attendees. “We feel the most important thing right now is to focus our attention on helping people with the new challenges we face,” said GDA President Russell Gittlen. “Guide Dogs [Read More..]

July 13, 2020 More than half a million air travelers passed through TSA checkpoints on Thursday, the highest number since mid-March. The Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) reported 502,209 screenings at US airports.  Airlines hit the milestone as over 400,000 passengers took to the skies on three separate days in the preceding week, in the clearest sign yet that air travel [Read More..]

June 11, 2020 We previously communicated that the company contributions for eligible earnings in May paychecks (including your May 1, May 15, and May 29 paychecks) would be deposited by June 10, and you would be able to see them in your Fidelity account no later than today, June 11. Due to the extensive manual process and validation efforts related [Read More..]

June 4, 2020 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 be compiled, analyzed and [Read More..]

June 2, 2020 In the past few months, we have all been dealing with the deadly global COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented collapse of our economy. While we have a lot of work to do on these fronts, these are issues that will be resolved with time, science and sound policies.  Many Americans have been dealing with an even worse [Read More..]