Sisters and Brothers, We went back to the negotiations table on October 18, 2016 at 2 Park Avenue, New York City. Present for Open Skies were Valerie Francois, Human Resources Director, Tony Scheppens, Peter Nye, Director of Flight Operations and Attorney Rick Vitarelli. In attendance for the Union, General Chair Sara Gonzales and negotiating committee members Cathy Carey and […]
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As safety professionals and first responders, Flight Attendants are tasked with handling emergencies and caring for thousands of passengers every day. Disturbingly, study after study shows Flight Attendants are impacted by fatigue on a regular basis, negatively affecting their ability to perform safety functions in an emergency. But nothing has been done—yet. While Flight Attendants
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Dear Flight Attendant Group: As Fall is upon us, we are entering the flu and cold season. As flight attendants we need to exercise good judgement as safety professionals, but we must also exercise good judgement when it comes to our health as well. We need to keep ourselves healthy and know when not to
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Sisters and Brothers, The OpenSkies Tentative Agreement was rejected by the membership. The members’ voice was heard as the ballots were tallied on Friday, August 12, 2016. Your IAM Negotiations Committee will continue to press forward with the Company to secure a fair contract for our membership. We will communicate to the membership once we
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Dear Flight Attendants: The following is to clarify a situation which presented itself and to make sure accurate information is out there. A situation arose 7/21/16 which caused some confusion. The situation was that an ERJ 145 had a maintenance issue and revenue passengers were taken off and the aircraft was to be ferried to
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We continued negotiations on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 2 Park Avenue, New York City. Present for OpenSkies were Valerie Francois, Human Resources Director, Tony Scheppens, and Attorney Rick Vitarelli. In attendance for the Union, General Chair Sara Gonzales, Special Representative Mike Manzo and Negotiating Committee Members Cathy Carey and Francois Bisi. The Company reviewed
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June 2, 2016 Joint Air Transport Safety Committee Opens Conference, Presents Award to Hero Flight Attendant Alyssa Schulte receives the JATSC Safety Appreciation Award. (From left to right: Transportation Department Assistant Airline Coordinator James Carlson, Alyssa Schulte, JATSC member and ExpressJet Flight Attendant Stephanie Starks and District 142 General Chairwoman Sara Gonzales). The IAM Joint
Negotiations with OpenSkies for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement resumed this week on Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27, 2016 in New York City. Present for the Company were Valerie Francois – Human Resources Director, Peter Nye Director of Flight Operations, Cristina Kirkorian – Cabin Crew Base Manager USA and Rick Vitarelli – attorney
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On April 15, the Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively approved a Norwegian Airline’s request for a foreign air carrier permit to allow it to operate flights to the United States. Here’s the catch: That airline, Norwegian Air International (NAI), is registered in Ireland and will employ flight crews under Singaporean or Thai employment contracts and
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Fresh off a two-week recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell kicked off today’s session by getting the legislative ball rolling on the Senate’s FAA bill. McConnell moved to proceed to an unrelated House bill (H.R. 636), which will serve as the legislative shell for the Senate’s FAA measure (S. 2658), the first of several steps
