Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations resumed this week in LAX with both the Union and Company present. The Company introduced a new participant into the negotiations, with Senior Regional Manager Adam Renfree joining the session. This week, article exchanges covered Article 6 – Holidays, Article 7 – Overtime, Article 11 – Vacations, and Article 21, […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Our hearts go out to the families affected by the tragic and senseless violence at Brown University. While we are not aware of any of our members being directly impacted, we know these events shake the very fabric of who we are as a community. Incidents like this remind us how
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The IAM and Southwest Airlines concluded their final summit of the year on December8–9, 2025, at District 142 Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. PDGC John Coveny,Southwest GCs, and senior leadership from Labor, Ground Operations, and Customer Care participated in the meeting. Ground Operations Updates • Article 20 – Discipline Procedures: Company Directors
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations resumed on December 10 and 11, 2025, focusing on:• Article 5 – Classifications (including AI/Artificial Intelligence)• NCP Time Off Language• Article 27 – Wages Following the IAM’s proposed PTO language, the Company introduced a counterproposal: LOU 13 – NOC Customer Planner Time Off Program. We appreciate your participation in the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are pleased to announce that approximately 80 UNIFI employees who provide ground-handling and aviation services at Fresno Yosemite International Airport have overwhelmingly voted to join the IAM and District 142. These workers cited long-standing concerns, including wages stuck at the minimum level, the absence of a formal pay scale, no
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The National Mediation Board (NMB) has issued its official Notice of Election in the Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines representation case. Along with the notice, the NMB has provided Sample Instructions and a Sample Ballot, all of which we are sharing here for our members’ awareness. These documents outline the NMB-administered voting process
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Joint Alaska–Hawaiian Negotiating Committee met with the Company last week at District 142 Headquarters in Phoenix to continue work on the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). The following articles were discussed: Your committee is convening this week at Local 1979 in Honolulu to prepare for the next bargaining
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: On December 8, 2025, the National Mediation Board (NMB) issued its latest status-change determinations regarding 62 individuals on the List of Potential Eligible Voters in the Alaska Airlines representation case. Both IAM and AMFA submitted requests for status changes, and the company provided additional records to support those updates. A few
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Sincerely and fraternally, John M. Coveny, Jr.President/Directing General Chair DOWNLOAD/PRINT A PDF VERSION OF THIS BULLETIN POST ON ALL IAM BULLETIN BOARDS
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Please be advised that the IAM Legal Department is not involved in the District 142 grievance procedure. They do not review grievance-related emails nor take any action on them, as they have no role in this process. To ensure your grievance is properly addressed, you must follow the procedures outlined in
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