Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 Flight Safety Committee members were honored to once again accompany a special team of students from Aviation High School (AVHS) in Long Island, NY, to the 2025 Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition in Atlanta, GA. Aviation High School instructors and chaperones Elizabeth Parks and Peter Ng joined District 142 Flight […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations with Southwest Airlines resumed at company headquarters in Dallas, TX, on April 16 – 17, 2025. This session was productive, with discussions leading to the following Tentative Agreements: Both parties are committed to establishing additional dates to continue adiscussions on the remaining open Articles before the next scheduled session on
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 General Chairs held a summit with Southwest Airlines leadership last week. The following topics were discussed: Customer Service: Customer Care: SOS: The next summit is tentatively scheduled for the week of May 19th, but this will be confirmed later. Thank you to all our Members for your support and
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The District 142 Special Election tellers have finished tabulating the nominations from all locals and have verified the eligibility of all nominees. Ten District 142 Locals submitted more nominations than available positions and will therefore need to hold an Endorsement Vote on May 16, 2025. The ten Locals are: 845LAS, RNO
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM Negotiating Committee reconvened at District 142 Headquarters in Phoenix, AZ, on April 9 and 10, 2025. During this period, we conducted virtual negotiation sessions with Southwest Airlines. A Tentative Agreement was reached on Article Eighteen, General and Miscellaneous, and extensive discussions were held on Article Seven – Overtime. Your
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: We would like to extend our gratitude to all District 142 Locals who participated in the Special Election Nominations on Friday, April 4th, and provide a quick update on the process. We are waiting to receive the nomination results from all forty-four Locals. Once we have those results, our election tellers
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: You are cordially invited to join this month’s member engagement webinar with me, the District 142 Executive Board, and staff members on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. AZ MST. We keep hosting these webinars every month because we believe they are a valuable tool for delivering pertinent information and
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Sisters and Brothers: We are proud that District 142’s Flight Safety Committee was again asked to participate in the Aviation High School (AVHS) Symposium at the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (W3) in Hollywood, MD. This symposium educates students and potential Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) on the advantages of being a union
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations between the IAM and Southwest Airlines resumed March 26 – 28, 2025, in Dallas, TX. Tentative Agreements were reached for the following Articles: In addition to the Tentative Agreements above, we had discussions around these additional Articles: While we have made significant progress, your District 142 Negotiations Committee continues to
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Sisters and Brothers: District 142 held its first convention since 2019 at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas from March 17 to 20, 2025. President/Directing General Chair John M. Coveny, Jr. welcomed 129 delegates from across the district. The convention was called to order on Tuesday, March 18, by Local 845 President Daria Kemp.
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