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IAM/ALASKA AIRLINES – HAWAIIAN AIRLINES JOINT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Joint Alaska-Hawaiian Negotiating Committee continued Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) negotiations with the Company this week at the Alaska Airlines offices in Seattle. Your Committee presented to the Company and discussed the following articles: Grievance Procedure & System Board of Adjustments- After much discussion and debate, the Union […]

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Southwest Airlines

CSA Responsibilities Regarding Bag Movement

Dear Sisters and Brothers: Following discussions today with Southwest Airlines leadership, I have received confirmation from Steve Goldberg that action has been taken at all locations regarding the BEBOP program. Specifically, the company has stated that Customer Service Agents (CSAs) should not be moving bags down the jetway. This clarification is important, and we expect it

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Southwest Airlines

SOUTHWEST RIGHT TO UNION REPRESENTATION

To All Southwest Airline Members of District 142: District 142 Leadership/General Chairs want to remind our members that all IAM represented members at Southwest Airlines have the right to have Union Representation anytime you have a meeting with leadership that may lead to discipline specifically; Article 20 C states:  An employee who completes his probationary period will

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UPDATE FROM NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD REGARDING GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN AND ALASKA/HAWAIIAN CASE

Dear Sisters and Brothers: All participants in the representation case at Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines were notified by email today from the National Mediation Board (NMB) that, despite a lapse in federal funding and the government shutdown, all deadlines for submissions in this case remain unchanged. It was also noted in the email that,

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AMFA ATTEMPTS TO EXCLUDE MEMBERS FROM VOTING

Dear Sisters and Brothers: On September 23, 2025, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) filed a response with the National Mediation Board (NMB) as part of the Alaska Airlines–Hawaiian Airlines representation case. In this filing, AMFA is attempting to exclude entire groups of workers from having a voice in the outcome of this election. Cleaners

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AMFA CHALLENGES ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS IN NMB REPRESENTATION CASE AT ALASKA AIRLINES – HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

Dear Sisters and Brothers: On September 16, 2025, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), through its attorneys, submitted a filing to the National Mediation Board (NMB) in the pending representation case involving the combined Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines Mechanics and Related Employees (Case No. R-7669). In this filing, AMFA is challenging the inclusion of

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