Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM negotiations committee, which consists of CommutAir flight attendants and IAM representatives Lisa Ferm and Mark Diefenbach, along with IAM General Chairperson Sara Gonzales, met with the Company to open negotiations October 1 and 2, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. We were able to discuss the vast changes within the company since […]
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I am pleased to announce the addition of another representative for the Alaska membership. Effective October 1, 2018, Jason McAdoo will be the Special Representative assigned to the Alaska Airlines membership. His primary assignments will be all the Alaska Airlines locations in the state of Alaska, along with a few other assignments. I truly believe
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Sisters and Brothers: We are deeply saddened to announce that the Company has made the unfortunate decision to close the U.S. OpenSkies cabin crew base for operational reasons. This decision was presented to the Union at a meeting held on, September 26, 2018, in Washington D.C.. This was not a discussion on whether or not the
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As you are aware, negotiations for your first collective bargaining agreement (your contract) have been ongoing since January of this year. This agreement sets provisions for future wage increases, shift premiums, premium position pay, job descriptions and other terms. While we made improvements to your working conditions through our many tentative agreements, there were several
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Negotiations resumed in Baltimore, MD. the week of September 17, 2018. Present for the company were: Adam Carlisle Sr. Director, Labor Relations, Danielle Reidder, CS&S Regional Director; Dan Kusek, Sr. Mgr., Labor Relations for CSA; Andrea Nivet, Sr. Mgr. Labor Relations for CS&S; Mandy Vitela, Asst. Stn. Mgr., DAL; Joel Bagby, Attorney, Gen. Counsel; Becky
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On September 25, 2018, the employees at Allied Aviation MCI have ratified a tentative agreement by a majority of the Members voting. The new contract will be retroactive to July 1, 2018 and become amendable on June 30, 2021. Special thanks to your Negotiating Committee Al Matthys and Ken Hall along with the IAMAW Team. Highlights
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September 5 and 6, 2018 your negotiating committee met in Dallas at Southwest Airlines Headquarters to resume contract negotiations. Present for the company were: Adam Carlisle Sr. Director, Labor Relations, Danielle Reidder, CS&S Regional Director; Dan Kusek, Sr. Mgr., Labor Relations for CSA; Andrea Nivet, Sr. Mgr. Labor Relations for CS&S; Mandy Vitela, Asst. Stn.
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Sisters and Brothers: As we have previously communicated, we filed general grievance 41 regarding a violation of ERJ LOA 19. District 142 President Directing General Chair, Dave Supplee and I heard this grievance on September 15, 2018 with the Vice President of Inflight. On September 21, 2018 we received a denial letter from the Company.
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Sisters and Brothers, Commuting can be one of the most difficult things about our job. The stress of having to depend on unpredictable boarding totals and worrying about receiving occurrences can be very stressful. The commuter clause that was negotiated in the last TA was not only the best in the regional industry but the
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The IAM/Signature-ORD Agreement will expire on January 15,2019. Accordingly, a call for contract proposals is now being made. All proposals are to be submitted on a contract proposal form and received in the District office no later than October 5, 2018. When submitting more than one proposal, please use separate forms. Each submission must contain the
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