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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES MECHANIC & RELATED NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

  Negotiations were held August 18 -20, 2015. Representing the rank and file was Grand Lodge Representative – Tom Regan, District 142 President-Directing General Chair Dave Supplee, General Chair – Randy Griffith, District 142 Special Representative – Dave Figueira, LL 1979 President & Grievance Committee Chairman – Brian Simonson, and Grievance Committeeman – Randall Bangay. […]

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IAM/AIR WISCONSIN COFPS 2015 Call For Proposals, Proposal Screening & Negotiating Committee

  The IAM/AWAC Collective Bargaining Agreement becomes amendable on February 6, 2016. Pursuant to the above, please be advised that a call for contract proposals is in order. Accordingly, all proposed changes to the Agreement need to be submitted to District Lodge 142 at the address listed on the proposal form by, or before December

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US Airways-TWU-IAM Association Stand-Alone Contracts Trigger Wage Hikes as Negotiators Prepare to Achieve More in Upcoming Joint Contract Negotiations

In yet another example of the TWU-IAM Association’s combined power and strategically negotiated pre-merger, stand-alone contracts, Association represented Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores workers will receive top-of-scale wage increases of between approximately three percent to almost 10 percent, depending on work classification and pre-merger carrier employment in mid September. “When the TWU-IAM Association

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BRITISH AIRWAYS Ratification Vote- Third Party Agreement – JFK

After three days of shift briefings, August 3 – 5, 2015, a ratification vote was held on Thursday, August 6 at British Airways – Terminal 7 between the hours of 12:00PM – 9:00PM. Overall more than seventy-five (75%) of the membership that participated in the ratification process voted in favor of the amendments to the

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ExpressJet Rapid Decompression Event

We have received many questions from concerned members regarding the widely reported Chicago-bound ExpressJet operated flight 5919 that diverted to Indianapolis after quickly dropping altitude in response to a rapid decompression. This rapid descent took place over Kentucky, near the Ohio state line, and lasted about 5 minutes, according aircraft tracking websites.  Several crew members and passengers were

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