Dear Sisters and Brothers: Last week, your IAM District 142 Negotiating Committee met with Qantas management at the Qantas Hangar in Los Angeles for the 23rd round of negotiations. With each session, we move closer to securing the strong first contract our membership has earned. During this round, the Committee concentrated on two articles that […]
IAM/Qantas Airways LAX Negotiations Update Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 has learned of the passing last weekend of one of our PSA members in CLT, AMT Michael Russell. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our Brother’s family, friends, and coworkers during this difficult time. In a close-knit workplace, grief can be difficult to express. Coping with grief while
District 142 EAP Offers Support for PSA Airlines Members in CLT Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 has been made aware that some members recently received letters in the mail regarding Short-Term Disability coverage that appeared to come from AFLAC. Please be advised that these letters were sent in error. National Group Protection (NGP), our benefits partner, has confirmed the following: AFLAC recently moved to a
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your negotiating team met with Lufthansa Technik on February 4th, 5th, and 6th in Newark, New Jersey, under the guidance of a Federal Mediator. These sessions focused on the economic portion of the contract. While some progress was made, several key economic issues remain unresolved. Since that session, both parties have
IAM/Lufthansa Technik Negotiations Update Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 Negotiating Committee met on Tuesday, February 10, and Wednesday, February 11, 2026, in Charlotte, NC, for our latest Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Negotiations. This past week, your Committee and PSA exchanged passes on the following Articles: There was extensive dialogue this week that should help lead to
IAM/PSA AIRLINES STORES NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Read More »
The revised Official Call Letter for the Joint Women’s & Human Rights Summit & Call to Action has been sent to all Local Principal Officers of District 142. If you are interested in attending this year’s summit, please let your Local Officers know ASAP so they can get the registrations in early. Questions? Please contact
Announcing: Joint Women’s & Human Rights Summit & Call to Action Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Joint Alaska-Hawaiian negotiating team continued Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) negotiations with the company this week at Koapaka in Honolulu. Your Committee presented to the Company and discussed the following articles: General and Miscellaneous– Conversations regarding this article cover a wide variety of subjects. Some of the primary
IAM/Alaska Airlines COPS, RSSA – Hawaiian Airlines COSFP – JCBA Negotiations Update Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers: I would like to cordially invite you to join me and the District 142 Executive Board on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, for this month’s member engagement webinar. The start time for this webinar, by time zone, is: Below, you will find information about the webinar, including: Please share this bulletin with
District 142 Member Engagement Webinar with PDGC John Coveny – February 18, 2026 Read More »
DISTRICT 142 T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST We’re rolling out an official District 142 T-shirt, and we want it designed by our members! Got an idea? A sketch? A design that screams D142? Send it in! Think big. Think bold. Think 142. One design will be chosen. Deadline: February 20 Send entries to: dpearce@iamdl142.org Let’s see what
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: It has come to our attention that the Company has taken the position of violating our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by assigning mandatory overtime to Super Users out of order. Despite being fully aware of these violations, the Director of Labor Relations is permitting the Phoenix station, and potentially other stations,
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