Sisters and Brothers: Many concerns have been voiced over the ongoing construction at the ORY crew hotel and the significant impact it has had on your ability to get proper rest. Your rest is a safety issue that we take very seriously. We have contacted the Company on your behalf and I know several individual […]
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IAM Representatives Francois Bisi, Mike Manzo and I recently met with the new head of Human Resources, Sarah Bizeray in New York. The meeting was setup in order to have our first introductions and get an update on the upcoming changes regarding the Level branding operation. As of January 1, 2018, the US crew base
Sisters and Brothers: We are aware about the many rumors about upcoming changes within the Company. Currently, we are in the process of setting up a meeting to discuss these issues and get an update for everyone on the direction and future outlook for the Company. If you have a question or would like to address
On Tuesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) along with Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced the Cabin Air Safety Act, a bill that seeks to protect airline passengers and cabin crew from toxic cabin air. Academic research indicates that approximately 20,000 toxic fume events have occurred during the past 10 years – an
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Late last year, IAM Legislative Director Hasan Solomon and myself met with staff of Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal. Senator Blumenthal had several constituents who thought they had been exposed to contaminated cabin air and the Senator asked the Machinists Union to explain how that happens and what needs to be done to protect the flying
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Dear Sisters & Brothers: The IAM is excited to host the 2017 IAM Flight Attendant Conference. The conference is scheduled to take place on July 22 – 25, 2017 at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center. This conference is geared toward educating our rank and file membership on the IAM and the labor movement. Just
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Sisters and Brothers, With the majority of members voting, IAM members at OpenSkies have overwhelmingly ratified the recent tentative agreement covering US based cabin crew members at the carrier. This collective bargaining agreement will provide pay increases, reward the seniority of everyone at the Company and secure top of the industry health care rates for
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Sisters and Brothers, We are pleased to announce that we have reached a Tentative Agreement for a new contract, the details of which will be sent to everyone individually. It is of the utmost importance that you review the details of the ratification voting carefully in order to ensure your ability to vote. Ratification results
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Sisters and Brothers, Your negotiating committee met with the Company under the supervision of the National Mediation Board member, Victoria Gray in New York City, January 4-5, 2017. Since this was our first mediated negotiations session with the Company, the mediator gave a detailed presentation on the mediation process. In addition, the Company gave a
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After 18 months of negotiations and one rejected tentative agreement, the IAM filed a request for mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB). Today we were notified that the NMB has assigned Mediator Victoria Gray to the OpenSkies case. We are hopeful this will be a positive step in reaching a tentative agreement that the
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