Dear Sisters and Brothers: This week, your District 142 negotiating team met with Southwest Airlines leadership to begin discussions on Paid Time Off (PTO), including how it compares to traditional vacation and sick leave. This is an important step in our effort to ensure your time-off benefits meet the needs of our members. We’ve scheduled […]
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Sincerely and fraternally, John M. Coveny, Jr.President/Directing General Chair VIEW/DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS BULLETIN POST ON ALL IAM BULLETIN BOARDS
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 wants to address the company’s recent communication regarding IAM Customer Service Agents (CSA) and their responsibilities. While we appreciate their effort to clarify procedures, the letter falls short of the clear and consistent understanding we had in our discussions—specifically, that CSAs should only be checking baggage. The language used
Dear Sisters and Brothers: We want to take a moment to remind everyone of the importance of using your travel pass privileges responsibly. Southwest Airlines has recently raised concerns about what they are referring to as excessive pass usage, including allegations that some passes may be misused for personal financial gain. While we know the vast
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Following discussions today with Southwest Airlines leadership, I have received confirmation from Steve Goldberg that action has been taken at all locations regarding the BEBOP program. Specifically, the company has stated that Customer Service Agents (CSAs) should not be moving bags down the jetway. This clarification is important, and we expect it
To All Southwest Airline Members of District 142: District 142 Leadership/General Chairs want to remind our members that all IAM represented members at Southwest Airlines have the right to have Union Representation anytime you have a meeting with leadership that may lead to discipline specifically; Article 20 C states: An employee who completes his probationary period will
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Today we met with Southwest Airlines leadership to resume discussions regarding Baggage Estimation Based on Passengers (BEBOP). BEBOP directly affects the day-to-day workload and safety of our members, which is why these discussions are so important. Our position remains unchanged: the safety and well-being of our members is our top priority.
Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 has secured a location and time for the Hybrid in person / Teams meeting for August 25, 2025. The physical location that has been reserved is Tops Building, Lonestar 101. Below is the TEAMS meeting link and times if you can not make in person 0930-1100 CST 1130-1330
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 is pleased to announce that Deanna Dye has accepted the appointment for the NOC Customer Planner Negotiation Committee Member. There have been a couple of inquiries regarding the negotiations and the Negotiation Committee, and we want to make sure that everyone is up to date on the status
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The IAM met with Southwest Labor Department, Ground Ops and Customer Care Leadership at Southwest Headquarters on August 11 and 12th We discussed the general grievances for BEBOP and Sky Caps covered work at length. For BEBOP – We discussed the inconsistencies in the stations and most importantly, the safety of