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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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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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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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.
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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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 as soon as
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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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
