Following a unanimous ruling earlier this week that Delta Air Lines illegally interfered with a representational election for Flight Simulator Technicians at Delta Air Lines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled a rerun election to begin on August 25, 2010.

Prior to scheduling the new election, the Board determined that laboratory conditions for a fair election were tainted when Delta promised pay raises for non-union workers.  The Board described as “troubling” the timing of Delta’s pay raise announcement – made on the first full day of voting in the Sim Tech election.

Federal labor law requires carriers to act in a manner that does not influence, interfere with, or coerce the employees’ selection of a collective bargaining representative.

The NMB also agreed with the IAM’s charges that Delta management.  Read More

Members, officers and guests of the IAM Midwest Territory have been gathering this summer to raise money for Guide Dogs of America (GDA).

The Midwest Territory sponsored the 2nd Annual ‘Spirit of the Midwest’ Rides for Guides, which includes a motorcycle run, dance and car show. The motorcycle run and dance were held at the District 837 hall in Hazelwood, MO.

Bad weather postponed the car show for two months, but it ended up drawing 120 cars and was well attended by auto enthusiasts from all over the St. Louis metro area. The car show was held at the District 9 hall in Bridgeton, MO.

The “Spirit of the Midwest” Rides for Guides raised over $40,000 at this year’s events.   Read More

Delta Air Lines employees in Detroit and Minneapolis held rallies on August 5^th to protest Delta’s using its internal computer system to bombard employees with management’s anti-union views while simultaneously prohibiting employees from speaking positively about the IAM. Delta’s interference also includes promising pay raises to employees that remain non-union.

“Delta has gone to court in an effort to prevent its employees from voting in fair elections and restricting what they say and what they can read,” said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “That doesn’t sound like a company that values its workers and their opinions.”  Read More

It is with great sadness that we announce that at 10:30 am this morning, John Anderson lost his battle to COPD and cancer.

John was employed by Piedmont Airlines in 1983 and continued his career with US Airways as a lead in Orlando’s bag room. He was a dedicated employee who loved to help other employees on the job. John will be missed by all who worked with him. The first thing you always heard when you said John’s name was, Oh what a nice guy.

As of now there is no information on arrangements, we will post any information that we receive from the family.

For those of you, who would like to send a card, please mail it to the following address:

Mrs. John Anderson
3303 Dupree Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806

President Obama speaking to the AFL-CIO about the importance of unions. “So FDR I think said—he was asked once what he thought about unions. He said, ‘If I was a worker in a factory and I wanted to improve my life, I would join a union.’ Well, I tell you what. I think that’s true for workers generally. I think if I was a coal miner, I’d want a union representing me to make sure that I was safe and you did not have some of the tragedies that we’ve been seeing in the coal industry. If I was a teacher, I’d want a union to make sure that the teachers’ perspective was represented as we think about shaping an education system for our future.”  Read More