Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Negotiation Committee met with CommuteAir leadership in Houston last week, October 17- 19, 2023, at the Sheraton Houston Airport. Your Committee and General Chair opened negotiations on October 17 by establishing the ground rules and framework for productive negotiations going forward. Future dates were agreed upon by both sides […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The current IAM/CommuteAir Collective Bargaining Agreement becomes amendable on January 8, 2024, with bargaining set to commence 6 months prior to the amendable date per Article 23of the current agreement which is no later than July 8, 2023. Pursuant to the above, please be advised that a call for contract proposals
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: International Flight Attendant Appreciation Day, also known as World Cabin Crew Appreciation Day, is celebrated every year on May 31. First celebrated in Canada in 2015, this special day quickly spread to the U.S. and abroad. The IAM has always stressed the importance of safety and perhaps no other workgroup personifies
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAMAW District Lodge 142 leadership team has prepared a survey for the membership at CommuteAir. Your participation in this survey is one of the most effective ways to communicate your needs and desires to your DL 142 Negotiations Committee and is vital for your negotiating team during the collective bargaining
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Preparations for Contract Negotiations between IAM District 142 and CommuteAir have begun. In January of 2023, your District 142 leadership met with CommuteAir leadership to explore the possibility of opening negotiations early. While the company was originally open to this option, they were ultimately not able to find time in their
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POST ON ALL IAM BULLETIN BOARDS Dear Sisters and Brothers: Every May 31st we celebrate Flight Attendant Appreciation Day, also known as International Flight Attendant Day and World Cabin Crew Appreciation Day. This special day of recognition was first celebrated in 2015 in Canada. From there it spread to the U.S. and countries all over
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Sisters and Brothers: As you know COVID-19 has caused unprecedented changes in our industry requiring us to react sometimes in a drastic manner. I applaud each of you for all your hard work, understanding and ability to remain flexible as these changes occur. We have had to remain fluid in our decisions in order to
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As we know there have been a substantial amount of cancellations and crew scheduling has had to modify almost all trips. If you are an EWR commuter, please reach out to Crew Scheduling about you possibly commuting directly to IAD instead of having them deadhead you. We have already addressed this with the Company but
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Sisters and Brothers: Below is a breakdown of what we have discussed with the company: • The Company will immediately notify all work groups of any positive COVID-19 confirmed cases and procedures followed. • The IAM is working with the company on a case by case basis for any sick calls and personal leaves during
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Brothers and Sisters – The IAM has been working diligently with the company to mitigate the BID process and BID awards. The actions of the COVID -19 have unfortunately caused a large reduction in the flying. We have reached a MOU (Memo of Understanding) between CommutAir and the IAM in regard to this unprecedented event.
