Open Skies Archives - District 142 https://atd142.org/category/open-skies/ IAMAW Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:45:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://atd142.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3-Color-IAMAW-Emblem-100x100.png Open Skies Archives - District 142 https://atd142.org/category/open-skies/ 32 32 Flight Attendant Appreciation Day https://atd142.org/flight-attendant-appreciation-day/ Tue, 31 May 2022 11:00:26 +0000 https://www.iamdl142.org/?p=10659 POST ON ALL IAM BULLETIN BOARDS Dear Sisters and Brothers: Every May 31st we celebrate Flight Attendant Appreciation Day, also known as International Flight Attendant Day and World Cabin Crew Appreciation Day. This special day of recognition was first celebrated in 2015 in Canada. From there it spread to the U.S. and countries all over […]

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]]> ITF Cabin Crew Violence and Harassment Survey https://atd142.org/itf-cabin-crew-violence-and-harassment-survey/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:54:04 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=8953 Sisters & Brothers, As you know the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) are members of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), which has unions from all over the world working together to protect workers’ rights on a global scale. In accordance with this work they have issued a survey regarding harassment at […]

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]]> OPENSKIES UPDATE https://atd142.org/openskies-update-4/ Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:43:31 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=7732 Sisters and Brothers: While we have been able to reach an agreement in principle regarding your severance package, we are still finalizing the agreement and appreciate your patience. We have been in constant contact with the Company for the last weeks in trying to finalize the agreement because we understand you do need to be […]

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]]> OPENSKIES EFFECTS BARGAINING UPDATE https://atd142.org/openskies-effects-bargaining-update/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 01:08:26 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=7577 Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM representatives met with the Company on November 29 to continue to negotiate the effects of the closure of the OpenSkies U.S. base. Present on your behalf were Shop Stewards, Cathy Carey and Khale Unger along with me and Grand Lodge Representatives, Mike Manzo and Sandy Gardner. We exchanged our first […]

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]]> OPENSKIES U. S. BASE CLOSURE UPDATE https://atd142.org/openskies-u-s-base-closure-update/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:34:08 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=7509 Sisters and Brothers, Your IAM representatives met with the Company on November 6, 2018 to negotiate the effects of the closure of the OpenSkies U.S. base. We discussed severance pay, medical and dental insurance continuation along with continuation of any available pass travel benefits.  In addition we discussed recall rights in the case that OpenSkies […]

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]]> OPENSKIES ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF US BASE https://atd142.org/openskies-announces-closure-of-us-base/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:09:57 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=7420 Sisters and Brothers: We are deeply saddened to announce that the Company has made the unfortunate decision to close the U.S. OpenSkies cabin crew base for operational reasons. This decision was presented to the Union at a meeting held on, September 26, 2018, in Washington D.C.. This was not a discussion on whether or not the […]

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]]> HR4.VOTE https://atd142.org/hr4-vote/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:45:04 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=6812 The House of Representatives Needs to Vote YES on the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R. 4! The House of Representatives will be putting the FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R. 4 to a vote this Thursday, April 26th.  We need every IAM member to contact their House Representative and tell them to vote YES on H.R. 4. […]

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]]> OPENSKIES LEVEL UPDATE https://atd142.org/openskies-level-update/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 02:01:36 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=6792 Sisters and Brothers: Today, the Union and the Company had a conference call to discuss the upcoming Level brand change. We are very pleased to announce that the Company will be offering a preference to the US based crews to work longer W style trips to the new destinations. You will be able to change […]

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]]> OPENSKIES UPDATE https://atd142.org/openskies-update-3/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:14:35 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=6776 Sisters and Brothers: We are in the process of confirming a conference call with the Company next week to discuss the upcoming Level operation, specifically, any potential changes to the US based cabin crews’ rostering.  If you have particular concerns or questions you wish to have addressed please email me at sgonzales@iamdl142.org as soon as […]

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]]> OPENSKIES UNION POSITIONS https://atd142.org/openskies-union-positions/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:19:15 +0000 http://www.iamdl142.org/?p=6662 Sisters and Brothers: We would like to inform you that Francois Bisi has resigned his position as shop steward for personal reasons. We want to extend our gratitude for Francois’ hard work on behalf of his IAM Brothers and Sisters. Also, at this time we would like to announce that we are looking for potential volunteers […]

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