Dear Sisters and Brothers in the path of Hurricane Milton: On behalf of all of District 142 we hope you and your family will be safe and kept from harm as Milton makes its way towards Florida. The eye of the storm currently a category 4 and is forecasted to make landfall late Wednesday or […]
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Morning Brothers and Sisters, On behalf of all of District 142 we hope you will be safe as Milton approaches the Florida West Coast. Please keep yourself and your family out of harm’s way and keep in touch with friends, colleagues, and your leadership as need be. We have been monitoring this storm for the
Dear Sisters and Brothers: On behalf of all of District 142 we hope you will be safe as Helene approaches the Florida panhandle. Please keep yourself and your family out of harm’s way and keep in touch with friends, colleagues, and your leadership as need be. We have been monitoring this storm for the last
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Another storm battered the Louisiana coast Wednesday night. Francine came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane near Terrebonne Parish and moved inland. The storm is bringing heavy rain across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. Even though the storm is being downgraded, it has brought widespread flooding and damage
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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: Registration is now closed for the upcoming Alaska Airlines/McGee Air Services Steward Conference and the Southwest Airlines Steward Conference (Phase 1) at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all those members who have registered to attend
IAM District 142 leadership met with senior leadership from McGee Air Services on Thursday, March 9, 2023, to officially sign the contract extension ratified in January of this year. We would like to thank District 142 General Chairs, Justin Bates and Jason McAdoo, for their work ethic and commitment throughout the weeks culminating in this
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 members at McGee Air Services, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, have overwhelmingly ratified a new two-year contract extension which includes substantial wage increases, improved benefits, enhanced grievance procedure language and a new 401k plan. This agreement puts over 2300 members at McGee at one of the highest
