Alaska Airlines

IAM Assures Its Members at Alaska Airlines That McGee Air Services Is Not a Threat to Union Jobs and Vows to Organize Airline Vendors

  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today assured its members that Alaska Airlines’ new ground handling company will not displace IAM-represented workers in any location where IAM workers are currently located on Alaska’s system. Alaska Airlines expects the wholly-owned subsidiary, McGee Air Services, will launch in late summer, falling in line

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Felony for Assaulting a Customer Service Agent Amendment has PASSED!

  THANK YOU TO ALL IAM MEMBERS!!! GREAT DAY ON CAPITOL HILL! THANK YOU IAM LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT!! BOTH THE ASSAULT AMENDMENT AND THE 10 HOUR REST RULE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PASSED AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 2016 FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL. AWESOME JOB!

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ALASKA AIRLINES HMO Arbitration Update

  On Wednesday January 20, 2016,  the Arbitration was held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Seattle Washington. In attendance was:  Arbitrator John LaRocco;  Board Member for the Union Isabel Dukes;  Board Member for the Company Keith Abernathy; Union Council Jeffrey Bartos and Co-Council Lisa Vickery; Union General Chair Jackie Fay; Grievant Rachael Ackerman; Company Council

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Alaska Airlines Non-DOT Random Drug Testing Arbitration Award

In October 2014, District 142 and Alaska Airlines arbitrated grievances filed under the RSSA Agreement in relation to Alaska’s announcement of a new, Non-DOT Random Drug Testing Program.  The grievances challenged Alaska’s assertion that they could, at will, modify and change any drug testing program that affects members under the RSSA agreement. Specifically, the Company

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