Dear Sisters and Brothers: Leadership from IAM District 142 and the Air Transport Territory visited Hawaii during the week of April 28 – May 1, 2025, to tour the Hawaiian Airlines maintenance base in Honolulu. District 142 President/Directing General Chair John Coveny, General Chairs Ken Coley, Dave Figueira, Derek Morton, and Organizing Representative Fabian Liendo […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM Negotiation Committee met with McGee Air Services for another negotiation session last week, from April 21 to 25, at the District 142 offices in Phoenix, AZ. The two parties were extremely productive, exchanging multiple proposals. By the end of the week, four more tentative agreements had been reached for
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 Flight Safety Committee members were honored to once again accompany a special team of students from Aviation High School (AVHS) in Long Island, NY, to the 2025 Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition in Atlanta, GA. Aviation High School instructors and chaperones Elizabeth Parks and Peter Ng joined District 142 Flight
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations with Southwest Airlines resumed at company headquarters in Dallas, TX, on April 16 – 17, 2025. This session was productive, with discussions leading to the following Tentative Agreements: Both parties are committed to establishing additional dates to continue adiscussions on the remaining open Articles before the next scheduled session on
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 Negotiating Committee for PSA Stores convened at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, during the week of April 12 for a Negotiations Prep course. This course was designed to teach our new team members the fundamentals of negotiation. The week-long training
Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are pleased to announce that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has petitioned the National Mediation Board (NMB) to declare that post-merger, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are now operating as a single transportation system for all employees in the Clerical, Office, Passenger Services, Fleet (Ramp), and
Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 General Chairs held a summit with Southwest Airlines leadership last week. The following topics were discussed: Customer Service: Customer Care: SOS: The next summit is tentatively scheduled for the week of May 19th, but this will be confirmed later. Thank you to all our Members for your support and
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Air Wisconsin has informed the IAM of its intention to pause the launch of its own branded, scheduled air service due to the current economic conditions and uncertainty about the future stemming from the tariffs imposed by the President of the United States and his administration. In making this announcement, the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The District 142 Special Election tellers have finished tabulating the nominations from all locals and have verified the eligibility of all nominees. Ten District 142 Locals submitted more nominations than available positions and will therefore need to hold an Endorsement Vote on May 16, 2025. The ten Locals are: 845LAS, RNO
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM Negotiating Committee reconvened at District 142 Headquarters in Phoenix, AZ, on April 9 and 10, 2025. During this period, we conducted virtual negotiation sessions with Southwest Airlines. A Tentative Agreement was reached on Article Eighteen, General and Miscellaneous, and extensive discussions were held on Article Seven – Overtime. Your
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