by Admin | Jun 4, 2021 | IAM Transportation Department, IAMAW, News
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Richard Johnsen to serve as a Chief of Staff to the International President and to oversee the IAM Transportation Department. The appointment is effective immediately. “I welcome Brother Johnsen...
by Admin | Jan 13, 2021 | IAM Transportation Department, News
January 13, 2021 IAM Transportation Department General Vice President Sito Pantoja issued the following statement regarding the need for increased airline and railroad security in the coming weeks: “As a result of the assault on the Capitol Building and subsequent...
by Admin | Dec 23, 2020 | Calendar, Holidays, IAM Transportation Department, IAMAW, News
December 23, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers, This holiday season is ending a year unlike any other. 2020 began with a prosperous transportation industry. National rail negotiations were underway, the first joint collective bargaining agreements with American Airlines...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2020 | Events, IAM District 141, IAM District 142, IAM Transportation Department, IAMAW, News
Sisters and Brothers:This week has been a very uncertain time for many of our members. Many of our carriers had issued WARN notices a month or so ago and furlough notices were given to affected members earlier in September. During this time, all the airline executives...
by Admin | Oct 1, 2020 | IAM District 141, IAM District 142, IAM Transportation Department, News
October 1, 2020 The midnight deadline to extend the airline Payroll Support Program (PSP) has come and gone without action from Washington, DC. “Tens of thousands of IAM members and other airline employees woke up unemployed today,” said General Vice President Sito...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2020 | IAM District 141, IAM Transportation Department, News
September 29, 2020 Texas Senator Cornyn’s Support Boosts Chances for Passage in the Senate On Monday evening, House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a revised version of the HEROES Act, which includes $25 billion in funding for airline workers...