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NMB Shutdown and Its Effect on Your Election
Oct 02, 2025

October 2, 2025

Dear Members and Future Members,

Today, we are providing you with an important update regarding the status of your representation election.

As you may know, on October 1, 2025, the federal government entered a shutdown. This has directly impacted the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency responsible for conducting and overseeing our union representation election. At this time, the NMB is shut down and the NMB’s election-related processes are currently on hold. There will be no progress on the representation election until the NMB resumes operations. Previous government shutdowns have lasted anywhere from a few days to several weeks, and there is no way to predict the exact length of a shutdown.

It is important to recognize that AMFA continues to keep you informed and engaged, while IAM has repeatedly stalled the process and delayed your right to vote for the representation you deserve. IAM has requested multiple extensions for deadlines, which has slowed the process well before the government shutdown. Also, submission deadlines from the NMB remain in effect, including the October 15 deadline for AMFA to oppose IAM efforts to disqualify certain Alaska AMTs from voting. In regard to this issue and others, AMFA continues to work hard against efforts from the IAM to silence your voice.

AMFA remains committed to transparency and will keep you updated with any developments as soon as they happen. AMFA continues to fight for your right to choose your representation without unnecessary delays because your voice matters. AMFA Members can continue to act: ensure your contact information is updated, ask questions of your AMFA representatives, and engage in discussions around the value AMFA has brought to your career.

Thank you for your continued engagement. As more information becomes available, AMFA will keep you posted.

In Solidarity,

AMFA National Executive Council
 


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