Voices At Work

IAM Transportation General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. will be the featured guest on the Houston Labor radio show, Voices at Work, Friday, May 7, 2010 from 8 to 9 pm CDT on radio station KPFT, 90.1 FM. He will speak on the recently announced potential merger between Houston-based Continental and Chicago-based United airlines.

The IAM represents 16,000 United Airlines employees in Ramp, Stores, Public Contact, Fleet Technical Instructor, Maintenance Instructor, Security Guard and Food Service classifications and another 76 employees at Mileage Plus, Inc. The IAM also represents Continental Airlines’ 9,500 Flight Attendants as well as 250 Flight Attendants at Continental’s wholly owned subsidiary Continental Micronesia and 1,200 Flight Attendants at Continental and United’s regional partner, ExpressJet Airlines.