The International Brotherhood of Teamsters petitioned the National Mediation Board (NMB) today for their assistance in concluding negotiations between Horizon Air pilots, Horizon and parent holding company Alaska Air Group.

You would think that any airline would, especially now, be very careful about doing proper maintenance, assuring passenger safety as their first priority. Sadly, that is not always the case.

Teamsters may live by the motto “organizing for power,” but members of the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition (TAMC) have been lobbying for power—and their efforts are paying off.