Dear Sisters and Brothers: Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September, holds deep significance for working women and men across the United States. While for many, it marks the unofficial end of summer and a day off work, for union members, it is a day to reflect on the enduring struggle for workers’ […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: To All District Lodge 142 Stewards, Chief Stewards, Committeepersons, Educators, General Chairpersons, and Admins: Happy Anniversary! Your Grievance Manager Program (GMP) just celebrated its one-year anniversary. This is the first time the District Lodge has communicated with all contractual representatives via mass communication, which is another thing made possible by GMP.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday, July 8, 2024, near Matagorda, TX, about 100 miles from Houston, battering Southeast Texas and Louisiana with heavy rains and winds. Several deaths have already been attributed to the storm in Texas and Louisiana, and over a million power outages have been reported, including outages
Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 members at Aer Lingus have unanimously ratified new Collective Bargaining Agreements with significant enhancements aimed at improving the members’ wages, job security, health benefits, remote work language, and more. IAM members at Aer Lingus are represented by two separate contracts which include Reservations Agents, Senior Reservations Agents, Ticket Agents,
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The ratification vote for your Tentative Agreement will take place online only on February 16, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The vote will be conducted on the IAM Ballot Site. All IAM District 142 members on file with Aer Lingus will receive an email approximately 72 hours
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: In October 2023, IAM District 142 leadership began talks with Aer Lingus to attain enhancements to the current Collective Bargaining Agreements. We are proud to announce that we have reached a new Tentative Agreement with Aer Lingus that includes major improvements to both contract books. Highlights of the new agreement include:
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 negotiations committee and Aer Lingus leadership met in Jericho, NY the week of December 13, 2023, to continue discussions on proposed changes to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Prior to the meeting, Aer Lingus provided new and counter-proposals on the following articles: During the session, your negotiations committee asked the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Negotiations Committee and Aer Lingus leadership resumed talks aimed at improving the current Collective Bargaining Agreements on November 7 and 8, 2023, in Jericho, New York. After a full review of the two agreements, the Union proposed changes to the following articles: We reached tentative agreements on Articles 8
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 leadership met with Aer Lingus on Tuesday, October 24, and Wednesday, October 25, 2023, in NYC. The Company shared its vision for its US-based employees going forward as the Union seeks to secure enhancements to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Prior to Wednesday’s session, the Union met with
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations resumed this week with your Union committee meeting virtually with members of Aer Lingus management in the US and Ireland. The topics covered at this meeting for the Union were the continued timeline for substantive direct negotiations to begin, job security, and future meeting dates to continue the exchange of
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