September 15, 2020 The 2021 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2021.  Apply for a 2021 IAM Scholarship. In 2020, the IAM awarded 16 scholarships valued at $64,000. The winners were selected out of over 300 applicants. The IAM [Read More..]

September 15, 2020 IAM airline members are mobilizing this Thursday, Sept. 17 in 32 cities in over 20 states, either in person or virtually with Senators and Senate staff, to demand that Congress act now to pass legislation that would stem hundreds of thousands of layoffs slated to begin on October 1, 2020. The Senate has taken two vacations and [Read More..]

September 11, 2020 Every year on this date we pause to remember those who lost their lives on that tragic day in 2001. Officer workers, airline crews, police officers, firemen, first responders and folks from all walks of life got up that morning and went about their day as they did every other day, not knowing it would be their [Read More..]

The election for Vice President of Local Lodge 1725 was held Thursday, September 10, 2020 from 6am to 6pm. The results are as follows: Vice President – Louis Gilmore  2nd place – Todd Day 3rd place – Jim Hendershot Congratulations to Louis! We wish him the best of luck as he steps into his new role at our lodge. Thank You to [Read More..]

September 5, 2020 Labor Day weekend is usually a time to celebrate all working people, for us to enjoy and reflect on our hard work, and to remember all of our well-earned achievements this past year. This year, however, takes on a different tone.  The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed our lives and the way we do our jobs. Many of [Read More..]

August 27, 2020 As you all know American has announced that, barring intervention from Congress, it intends to begin furloughs October 1st. Your Association leadership was only provided with the reduction information late last night.  We have met with the company on this issue, and we continue to work to limit the impact on our members as much as possible.  The [Read More..]

August 25, 2020 Currently, most of our members are at work, receiving a paycheck and have their benefits still intact, even though the airline industry has taken a severe hit because of COVID-19. This is possible due to the Paycheck Support Program (PSP) contained in the CARES Act. Unfortunately, the CARES Act is set to expire October 1. As a [Read More..]

August 26, 2020 American Airlines announced plans to eliminate the jobs of “at least” 40,000 employees. The furloughs would begin within hours of the expiration of the Payroll Support Program (PSP), the section of the CARES Act scheduled to end on October 1, just over a month before Election Day. The IAM has responded by calling on members to make [Read More..]