Sisters and Brothers: Through the Grievance Mediation process, CRJ Et al Grievance #1643 Vacation Accrual has been settled. This grievance was filed based on the contractual language Section 12.A.1 and all other applicable provisions of the CRJ CBA. Vacation is accrued for each month of longevity. January 1st of each year vacation days accrued the previous year are earned. Only earned […]
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Sisters and Brothers, National Group Protection (NGP) will be in the crew rooms in February and March to conduct a supplemental benefits enrollment for IAMAW District 142 members at ExpressJet. Please meet in person with a benefit counselor to enroll or make changes to your existing coverage. Members can enroll in any of the crew
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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and Alaska Airlines today reached a transition agreement that will provide improvements to the working conditions and benefits for Clerical, Office and Passenger Service (COPS) employees. This agreement spells out how Virgin America employees will transition to the coverage of the existing IAM-Alaska Airlines collective bargaining
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Sisters and Brothers, Jeff Butler responded to my membership report Monday regarding the Alaska- Virgin merger transition talks and tentative agreement. While his remarks were filled with alternate facts, one thing he conveniently left out was that Alaska is trying to walk away from an agreement made with the IAM that protected the work of
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Sisters and Brothers, In preparing for the upcoming negotiations at Alaska Airlines, we have developed a survey to get your input into what matters most to you in a new CBA. We will soon be asking for contract proposals, so they too will help us focus on what is the high priority issues of the
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Sisters and Brothers: Are you currently going out on a COLA/TOWOP or on an unpaid leave of absence from ExpressJet and want to avoid a lapse in dues? Please visit our IAMAW app, click on the “Leave Status” tab, and update your membership status by filling out a quick questionnaire; someone will contact you with
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A referendum petition was filed a few short hours after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill into law, making Missouri the country’s 28th “right-to-work” state. The referendum petition will freeze the law and put it on the ballot in 2018. The law forces unions to allow people to opt out of paying union dues while
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Just moments before a transition agreement between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and Alaska Airlines was to be signed, Alaska Airlines insisted the IAM change the terms both parties already agreed to in that transition agreement to allow it to outsource work currently protected under the IAM contract, targeting reservations first.
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Sisters and Brothers, The Association Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of February 6, 2017 in DFW. During this week’s session, the Committee exchanged and discussed the following Articles: Hours of Service – M&R, MLS & MCT – We have reached an agreement in principle on this article and will reach a
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The parties met again this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Dayton, Ohio to continue negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Union negotiating committee was present and again joined by Grand Lodge Representative John Werkmeister. Present for the Company was Karl Hanisch, DOM and Anthony Bralich, outside counsel from FH Solutions. Progress
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