Morning Brothers and Sisters, On behalf of all of District 142 we hope you will be safe as Milton approaches the Florida West Coast. Please keep yourself and your family out of harm’s way and keep in touch with friends, colleagues, and your leadership as need be. We have been monitoring this storm for the […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers: On behalf of all of District 142 we hope you will be safe as Helene approaches the Florida panhandle. Please keep yourself and your family out of harm’s way and keep in touch with friends, colleagues, and your leadership as need be. We have been monitoring this storm for the last
Dear Sisters and Brothers: With the announcement of the reductions in Atlanta by Southwest Airlines, IAM District 142 will monitor closely to ensure that the Company follows the language as stated in Article 15 and Article 16 of the collective bargaining agreement. We will also have EAP reps available for our members to talk with.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Another storm battered the Louisiana coast Wednesday night. Francine came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane near Terrebonne Parish and moved inland. The storm is bringing heavy rain across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. Even though the storm is being downgraded, it has brought widespread flooding and damage
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September, holds deep significance for working women and men across the United States. While for many, it marks the unofficial end of summer and a day off work, for union members, it is a day to reflect on the enduring struggle for workers’
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your Negotiation Committee met in Dallas, TX, on August 15, 2024, to identify contract language that will apply to your workgroup. Please visit our website at www.atd142.org and click on the buttons at the top of the homepage to sign up for email bulletins and text messaging alerts. Remember to submit your surveys
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: To All District Lodge 142 Stewards, Chief Stewards, Committeepersons, Educators, General Chairpersons, and Admins: Happy Anniversary! Your Grievance Manager Program (GMP) just celebrated its one-year anniversary. This is the first time the District Lodge has communicated with all contractual representatives via mass communication, which is another thing made possible by GMP.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: As a follow-up to our Hurricane Beryl bulletin from July 10th concerning IAM Disaster Relief and our IAM EAP resources available to our members, District 142 has received many calls from our members with requests for information about the above and to provide updates on what is affecting them. This past
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday, July 8, 2024, near Matagorda, TX, about 100 miles from Houston, battering Southeast Texas and Louisiana with heavy rains and winds. Several deaths have already been attributed to the storm in Texas and Louisiana, and over a million power outages have been reported, including outages
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Today Southwest Airlines announced that it would be closing the following stations: Syracuse (SYR), Houston (IAH), Bellingham (BLI), and Cozumel (CZM) and reducing flights into Fort Lauderdale (FLL). The Company notified District 142 last night, at which time we notified the General Chair for each of those locations. The General Chairs
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