NMB Hears Compelling Comments on Proposed Voting Rule

More than thirty people spoke at the National Mediation Board's December 07, 2009 public hearing on its proposal to implement a fair representation election voting process for air and rail workers under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Current NMB rules count eligible voters who do not participate in the election to have voted again union representation. General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. testified on behalf of present and future IAM members.

IAM Launches Voter Rights Campaign for Air & Rail Workers

The National Mediation Board (NMB) is proposing historic changes to the rules governing representation elections in the air and rail industiries, and the NMB is inviting comments from the public. With the neare-certain prospect of additional consolidation in the airline industry, workers at United, Continental and all carriers need to understand how a rule change proposed by NMB would dramatically increase their chances of retaining their contracts, retirement benefits and senority rights.

NMB Proposes Fair Air/Rail Elections

The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week took the first step toward overhauling the union representation election rules for air and rail workers in the United States. The NMB is proposing to change the threshold for a successful union election from a majority of eligible voters in a classification to a majority of voters who actually participate in the election.

Taxing Union Health Care Benefits?

On Sept. 16, Senator Baucus (D-MT), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released a deeply flawed health care reform bill that fails to meet the most basic promise of health care reform, and threatens to shift more costs to employees represented by labor unions.

We are asking you to contact your union sisters and brothers, friends and families to make calls to their U.S. Senators. The call-in number is - 1-877-323-5246.