IAM Signs Historic Agreement with Japanese Aviation Federation

From left, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Chairman of the Japan Federation of Aviation Workers’ Unions (KOHKUREN) and IAM Transportation General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. sign a historic alliance agreement at KOHKUREN’s National Convention in Japan.

The IAM is the first North American transportation union to enter into an alliance agreement with the Japan Federation of Aviation Workers' Unions (KOHKUREN), the largest federation of air transport workers in Japan. Both the IAM and KOHKUREN represent workers at the same airlines, including Northwest/Delta, United, Continental and others.

AFL-CIO Unions Rally for TSO Workers

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the AFL-CIO are calling for an end to the Bush-era policy that has been used to prevent lawful collective bargaining rights for 40,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSO) who work for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA).

National Pension Fund Contribution Rate Table

The following table lists the acceptable contribution rates and monthly benefit values for years of Future Service Credit for National Pension Plan Service for covered employees with 600 Hours of service in 1998 or later and a Pension Effective Date on or after January 1 of 1999, and whose contributing employers initial contribution date is prior to April, of 2003.

How To Apply For Pension Benefits From the National Pension Plan

We have to receive your application before your pension effective date. In addition, Federal law requires that we send important information about your pension no more than 180 days before your Intended Retirement Date.

The application will be sent to you in about 1 week and will contain estimates of your pension with various optional forms of payment.

Your pension effective date is the first of any month following the later of your last day worked or receipt of your completed application. The following chart will help in making your pension application request: