IAM Local Lodge 731 consist of members from British Airways (Flytele/BA), Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways and is part of Districts 141 and 142 of the Transportation Territory of the IAM and is a member in good-standing of the North Florida Central Labor Council and the Florida AFL-CIO.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Legislative Report - January 13, 2010
The Florida AFL-CIO Political Conference was held in Orlando, January 9th - 10th. Mike Williams, President, opened the conference by thanking each member for giving up their weekend. Brian Empsey, Secretary-Treasurer, advised the members that the Florida AFO-CIO is looking for activists with heart and conviction. Ken Johnson, Regional Director/AFL-CIO, thanked all the staff and volunteers that worked so hard dring the past election. Congressman Alan Grayson, District 8, received a standing ovation - look for a bill in the near future to STOP the Billions of dollars going to companies sending our jobs overseas!