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Senator Blumenthal Announces Act Aimed at Combating Toxic Cabin Air

CommutAir, ExpressJet, Flight Attendants, Flight Safety, Legislative, Open Skies / Trustee

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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MAJOR MOVEMENT TOWARDS RECOGNITION OF CABIN AIR QUALITY SAFETY CONCERNS

CommutAir, ExpressJet, Flight Safety, Legislative, Open Skies, Uncategorized / Trustee

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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2017 IAM FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFERENCE

CommutAir, ExpressJet, Flight Attendants, Open Skies / Trustee

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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IAM Members at OpenSkies Ratify Contract

Open Skies / Trustee

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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OPENSKIES NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Open Skies / Trustee

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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OpenSkies Negotiations Update

Open Skies / Trustee

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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OPENSKIES NEGOTIATIONS

Open Skies / Trustee

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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OPENSKIES NEGOTIATIONS BULLETIN

Open Skies / Trustee

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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Tell Congress to Give Flight Attendants Adequate Rest

CommutAir, ExpressJet, Flight Attendants, Legislative, Open Skies / Trustee

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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Flight Attendant Health Update

CommutAir, ExpressJet, Flight Attendants, Flight Safety, Open Skies / Trustee

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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