CommutAir Station Visit
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CommutAir
COMMUTAIR Issues Addressed
Sisters and Brothers, On January 23, 2017 IAM CommutAir Committee Chairperson Mark Diefenbach and IAM District Lodge 142 Chairperson Sara Gonzales met with CommutAir management in Cleveland, Ohio and was very successful in addressing several issues. Gate Return Pay Gate return pay was addressed and the Company agreed that contractually you should be paid for
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IAM Announces Resolution to United Jumpseat Issue
The IAM has been working to solve the issue of IAM Flight Attendants being denied access to United Airlines jump seats since the right was taken away by United management after the United-Continental merger. The IAM is happy to announce today that IAM-represented ExpressJet and CommutAir Flight Attendants will soon have the ability to occupy
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Tell Congress to Give Flight Attendants Adequate Rest
As safety professionals and first responders, Flight Attendants are tasked with handling emergencies and caring for thousands of passengers every day. Disturbingly, study after study shows Flight Attendants are impacted by fatigue on a regular basis, negatively affecting their ability to perform safety functions in an emergency. But nothing has been done—yet. While Flight Attendants
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Flight Attendant Health Update
Dear Flight Attendant Group: As Fall is upon us, we are entering the flu and cold season. As flight attendants we need to exercise good judgement as safety professionals, but we must also exercise good judgement when it comes to our health as well. We need to keep ourselves healthy and know when not to
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Flight Attendant Requirement on Ferry Flights
Dear Flight Attendants: The following is to clarify a situation which presented itself and to make sure accurate information is out there. A situation arose 7/21/16 which caused some confusion. The situation was that an ERJ 145 had a maintenance issue and revenue passengers were taken off and the aircraft was to be ferried to
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Joint Air Transport Safety Committee Opens Conference, Presents Award to Hero Flight Attendant
June 2, 2016 Joint Air Transport Safety Committee Opens Conference, Presents Award to Hero Flight Attendant Alyssa Schulte receives the JATSC Safety Appreciation Award. (From left to right: Transportation Department Assistant Airline Coordinator James Carlson, Alyssa Schulte, JATSC member and ExpressJet Flight Attendant Stephanie Starks and District 142 General Chairwoman Sara Gonzales). The IAM Joint
#DENYnai Rally at the White House
On April 15, the Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively approved a Norwegian Airline’s request for a foreign air carrier permit to allow it to operate flights to the United States. Here’s the catch: That airline, Norwegian Air International (NAI), is registered in Ireland and will employ flight crews under Singaporean or Thai employment contracts and
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McConnell tees up Senate consideration of FAA bill this week (WE WILL BE PUSHING FOR CSA LANGUAGE AND FA 10 HR REST)
Fresh off a two-week recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell kicked off today’s session by getting the legislative ball rolling on the Senate’s FAA bill. McConnell moved to proceed to an unrelated House bill (H.R. 636), which will serve as the legislative shell for the Senate’s FAA measure (S. 2658), the first of several steps
AFA and IAM Members Working in Solidarity to Fight Fatigue
March 8, 2016 Dear Flight Attendants: The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) together achieved inclusion of 10 hours minimum rest and an FAA regulated Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRMP) in the House version of the FAA Reauthorization Bill. Our professionals in our legislative departments
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