Sisters and Brothers: District 142 held its first convention since 2019 at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas from March 17 to 20, 2025. President/Directing General Chair John M. Coveny, Jr. welcomed 129 delegates from across the district. The convention was called to order on Tuesday, March 18, by Local 845 President Daria Kemp.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 has been informed of Southwest Airlines’ planned workforce reductions in BWI. The Company has outlined options for affected employees that are currently in the process of being finalized, including the ability to bid for open positions in various locations, pursue and apply for other open positions throughout the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 Negotiating Committee for PSA Airlines Stores met again via Zoom on Friday, March 7, 2025, to continue discussing our strategy and negotiation preparations. The full committee was present, and we gathered a lot of information, including the proposals sent in by the membership, to start writing the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 NOC Customer Planners Negotiation Committee met virtually with the Company on March 6th, 2025. Discussions between the parties continued with Article 6 – Hours of Service. The NCP Negotiation Committee also passed our first proposal for Article 7 – Overtime. Negotiations are scheduled to resume March 26 –
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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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