IAM REJECTED NWA DEMANDS

In bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines demanded IAM members limit vacation accrual to 4 weeks per year. Because the Machinists Union had the legal authority and resources to negotiate for our membership, IAM members accrue 6 weeks of vacation.

Northwest also wanted to have only two hub locations staffed with IAM members and subcontract their work in all other cities. The IAM rejected that proposal and ensured that our members continued working at 40 Northwest locations.

Northwest insisted retirees pay 50% of the COBRA rate for health insurance. Instead, IAM negotiators made sure retirees pay less than $30 a month for insurance.

Northwest Airlines also tried to eliminate lead positions, turning the jobs over to management. However, the IAM guaranteed that lead jobs still have the contract protection and pensions that only come with IAM membership.

Who defended Ramp, Passenger Service, Stores, Reservations, Office & Clerical, Guards and SimTech employees, along with all IAM retirees, against Northwest's unnecessary demands? The Machinists Union.

Who stood up in court to defend Delta workers and protect their rights? Nobody, because they don't have a union to stand behind them.

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IAM BARGAINING SURVEY

In preperation for contract negotiations that will commence after Northwest and Delta become a single carrier and the Machinists Union wins representation for the combined workforce, the IAM is surveying those employees to determine what they want in their first Delta Ar Lines contract.

You can take the Machinists Union's anonymous survey on the District 143 web site, www.iam143.org.

This survey is only one part of a proven program that will help the IAM deliver a contract that provides employees with guaranteed wage rates, improved benefits and enforceable work rules.

The final step is when the IAM members vote on their new contract terms.

Workers should not have to settle for whatever Delta management is offering. In the Machinists Union, members have a voice and a vote. Take the IAM's survey and let your voice be heard.

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A STRONG UNION MEANS A STRONG DELTA

The ground support team for Air Force One and employees at:

• Southwest Airlines
• Comair
• United, Continental, US Airways and dozens of other airline & airline service companies
• Coca-Cola
• Boeing
• Harley-Davidson
• Lockheed-Martin
• United Parcel Service
• Amtrak
• General Electric
• Georgia Pacific
• Raytheon Missiles Co.
  
• Freightliner
• John Deere and more than 4,000 oher companies all have one thing in common.
  

They are IAM members and trust the Machinists Union to defend their rights, help them negotiate wages & benefits and provide a way for workers to have a voice on the job.

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WHO SETS THE STANDARD?

In the IAM, YOU do.

Delta has put out wage graphs showing that the IAM and other unions set the standard for the industry. Southwest, American, United, Continental and US Airways are all heavily unionized carriers. Delta has said it intends to pay its employees less than workers at those carriers earn.

Delta has shown you what wages THEY think you should earn - somewhere in the middle of the industry. But the Machinists Union knows that YOUR sacrifice will help create the largest airline, and somewhere in the middle is just not good enough.

Where do YOU think you should be?

When the IAM negotiates contracts we survey the membership and solicit contract proposals to determine our members goals so we can secure the wages, benefits and working conditions that YOU want.

DON'T SETTLE FOR THE MIDDLE - REACH FOR THE TOP.

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