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 members at Bahamasair have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The newly ratified Contract includes average wage increases at DOR of 23.87%, backpay in the form of wage increases and lump sum payments, increased training per diems and mechanic license premiums, increases in vacation, holiday, and bereavement
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: This is a reminder that your Tentative Agreement ratification vote will be conducted online tomorrow, January 11, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The vote will be administered by the IAM Ballot Site. By now you should have received an email from the IAM with the information you need to cast your vote,
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your Tentative Agreement ratification vote will be conducted online on January 11, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The vote will be administered by the IAM Ballot Site. Every member on file at Bahamasair will receive an email approximately 72 hours before the opening of voting. Attached to
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The ratification vote for the Bahamasair Tentative Agreement has been scheduled to occur online next Thursday, January 11, 2024. We will be holding employee meetings ahead of the ratification vote. Next Tuesday, January 9, and Wednesday, January 10, an IAM representative will be in the FLL and MIA stations during the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District Lodge 142 is pleased to announce that a Tentative Agreement has been reached for the IAM members at Bahamasair. Highlights from the tentative agreement include the following: • Average DOR wage increases of 23.87% for all classifications • Highest DOR wage increase is 24.22% • Backpay calculated for all
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: In 2008 the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to establish May 24 each year as Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Day. AMT Day recognizes the hard work and dedication of aviation maintenance professionals and commemorates the birthday and achievements of Charles E. Taylor, the inventor, machinist, and mechanic hired
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Negotiations were conducted on Wednesday and Thursday of this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Present for the Company was Selvin Basden, HR Director; Julian Collie, Senior Manager-US and Tamara Lightbourne, HR Manager. Present for the Union was James M. Samuel, General Chair. The discussions this week centered on an operational update concerning the present status
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