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ExpressJet Tentative Agreement

Sisters and Brothers: Your negotiating committee is pleased to announce that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) representing nearly 1,000 flight attendants, and ExpressJet Airlines have reached a new tentative labor agreement. As in the previous tentative agreement, the overall value of the four-year accord maintains its status as the leading regional […]

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Alaska Airlines Negotiations – March 2019

March 15, 2019 Sisters and Brothers: The joint Alaska Airlines Negotiating Committee opened negotiations with Alaska Airlines management March 12-14, 2019, in Seattle, Washington. Represented by the Company were: Shane Tackett, Executive Vice President/Strategic Planning; Wayne Newton, Vice President/AOCS; Jason Berry, Managing Director/Cargo; Jeanne Davis, Director/Call Centers; Denise Kliskey, COPS Labor Manager; Rebecca Meissner, Senior

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Negotiations continued the week of March 4, 2019, at Southwest Airlines Headquarters Dallas, Texas.  Your Negotiation Committee started the week with continued work on open issues.  Extensive dialog took place with the Company regarding Article Seven (Overtime) with a focus on Customer Service Agent Overtime. The scheduled upcoming session is April 15 -17, 2019 in

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Negotiations continued at Southwest Airlines Headquarters Dallas, Texas February 26 – 28, 2019. To date, Agreements in Principle have been reached on clarification language. This week discussions continued with the following Articles; Two (Scope of Agreement), Five (Classifications), Six (Hours of Service), Ten (Part -Time), Eleven (Filling of Vacancies), Twelve (Leaves of Absence), Seventeen (Safety

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COMMUTAIR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Sisters & Brothers: Your IAM negotiations committee, Lisa Ferm and Mark Diefenbach along with IAM General Chairperson Sara Gonzales, met with the Company to continue negotiations February 19-21, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. We exchanged proposals on the following Sections: Section 5 – Scheduling (Bidding) Section 3 – General Section 6 – Training Section 16 –

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