BY Tom Burke | Chicago, IL | 6/19/22
Sarah Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, spoke on a panel with labor negotiator and author Joe Burns.
BY staff | Washington, DC | 5/27/19
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) filed election interference charges with the National Mediation Board (NMB) against Delta Air Lines, May 15.
BY Dave Schneider | Jacksonville, FL | 1/28/19
As the partial government shutdown entered its 35th day on January 25, federal workers gave the country a lesson in the power of labor. Citing “a slight increase in sick leave” at two of the largest air traffic control centers on the eastern seaboard, the Federal Aviation Authority ordered a 90-minute ground stop for flights going into LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
BY staff | Washington DC | 11/18/13
400 people gathered at an international summit in Washington D.C. to oppose the use of drones by the U.S. government.
BY Brad Sigal | Bloomington, MN | 10/25/06
AFSCME Council 5, which represents over 40,000 public sector workers in Minnesota, held its annual convention here Oct. 5-7.
BY staff | Minneapolis, MN | 1/02/06
Members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) will continue their strike against Northwest Airlines.
BY Mick Kelly | Bloomington, MN | 11/21/05
More than 800 aircraft mechanics and their supporters rallied here Nov. 19, expressing their determination to continue the fight against Northwest Airlines.
BY staff | Duluth, MN | 10/18/05
The 4400 workers on strike against Northwest have received almost no support from other unions at Northwest or from the national union federations (AFL-CIO and Unite to Win).
BY Salvadoran Labor Front | El Salvador | 10/18/05
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following letter of solidarity from the Salvadoran Labor Front, a federation made up of 27 trade unions, to striking members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association.
BY staff | Bloomington, MN | 9/18/05
More than 500 striking flight mechanics and their supporters rallied near the airport here, Sept. 17 to demand a fair contract from Northwest Airlines.
