At the request of the IAM, the company has agreed to extend the September 2017 Bid Award up to 48 hours. Based on the current September Bid Award timeline those opting for retirement would have already been awarded a line. In order to avoid retirees being awarded lines that they would not be flying, the bid award timeline has […]
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Brothers & Sisters: Due to the recent announcement of the Company, the mediator has canceled this week’s negotiations session. This will allow the Company and the Union to focus on working towards protecting our members’ jobs throughout this difficult time. We will keep you updated. The next negotiations session has been scheduled by the
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***Please take notice, there was a typo on this posting. The CRJ 900 phasing out begins Oct 2017 not Oct 2018. We apologize for the miscomunication. See revision below:*** Yesterday, as we attended the Town Hall meeting and met separately with Vice President of Inflight, Brandee Reynolds regarding some specific concerns, we wanted to pass
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Yesterday, when the Company informed us of the unexpected news that there would be a take down of Delta flying by the end of 2018, it was gut wrenching for everyone. To learn that the hard work, dedication and excellence IAM Flight Attendants have provided to Delta would be coming to an end, is truly
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Please be advised that National Mediator Jack Kane has scheduled our negotiations to resume August 15 through August 17, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. We will update you regarding our progress at the end of the session. Thank you for your support. In Solidarity, Sara Gonzales GENERAL CHAIR Please Post On All IAM Bulletin
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We would like to pass along the latest information from United regarding the implementation of the reciprocal jumpseat. While we are not pleased that we are still waiting for the technical difficulties to be resolved, we are pleased to be able to provide you with this communication directly from United Airlines: In Solidarity, Sara
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As you know, many people are going back on reserve after years of holding a line. We know this is a blow to your quality of life and while we have successfully addressed many reserve quality of life issues in negotiations, until the Company is willing to negotiate a fair compensation proposal, we will be
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The reciprocal jump seat implementation with United Airlines has been pushed back from the initial target date due to continuing IT issues. As soon as these issues are resolved, we will be able to implement the agreement and occupy vacant United jump seats. Thank you again for all your support and patience throughout this process.
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On Tuesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) along with Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced the Cabin Air Safety Act, a bill that seeks to protect airline passengers and cabin crew from toxic cabin air. Academic research indicates that approximately 20,000 toxic fume events have occurred during the past 10 years – an
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In discussions with the IAM, United Airlines has said that the reciprocal jumpseat agreement has a target implementation date of July 25th. The IAM has been working to solve the issue of IAM Flight Attendants being denied access to United Airlines jumpseats since 2013. We held countless meetings with ExpressJet, United and the Association of
