Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Negotiating Committee met with Qantas Airways management in Los Angeles, CA, this week. This was our 9th round of direct negotiations with the Company. During these productive talks, we made substantial progress on several key articles: These four articles are very important and will greatly impact the membership. […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 Negotiation Committee officially began contract negotiations with McGee Air Services at the IAM District 142 Offices in Phoenix, AZ, February 23 – 27, 2025. Both the Union and the Company exchanged openers as well as a number of proposals. The areas of the contract discussed included Section
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Due to an overwhelming response from our membership, the Call for Proposals deadline for Alaska Airlines COPS and RSSA and Hawaiian Airlines COPFS has been extended to Saturday, March 8, 2025. Please continue to use the online forms available on the District 142 website. We are extremely pleased with your input
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The Company and your District 142 Negotiations Committee agreed to hold additional virtual negotiations meetings on February 26 – 27, 2025. After continued discussions, a Tentative Agreement was reached on Article Five – Classifications. The committee also worked on Article Seven – Overtime in preparation for our next session. Future dates
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 leadership is aware of the communication sent out by Air Wisconsin last week, particularly the announcement of the closing of the Dayton and Chicago crewbases planned for early April and the closing of the Dayton maintenance base near the end of April. Your District 142 Negotiating Committee wants
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 leadership convened via videoconference on February 20, 2025, to prepare for the opening of contract negotiations for PSA Airlines Stores. The PSA Stores group joined the IAM in September of 2024 after the majority of employees signed authorization cards and the National Mediation Board (NMB) authorized a representation
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: In light of the recent news regarding layoffs at Southwest Airlines, the IAM District 142 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) committee wants to assure our members that we are here to support you during this challenging time. We understand the uncertainty and concern that comes with such announcements, and we are committed
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are aware of the announcement on Monday regarding the unprecedented layoffs at Southwest Airlines. We understand that this news is causing a lot of uncertainty and concern among our members. We want to assure you that District 142 is closely monitoring this developing situation, and we are in contact with
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your loved ones! Your District 142 Negotiating Committee recently met with Qantas Airways management in Phoenix, Arizona. This was our eighth round of direct negotiations with the Company. During these productive talks, we reached three Tentative Agreements and made substantial progress on several key articles:
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are all devastated by the recent accident involving the PSA Airlines-operated aircraft at DCA and a military aircraft. Some of our brothers and sisters at PSA have joined me in this investigation. The IAM has a long-standing history of assisting the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in these types of
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