Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 General Chairs for Southwest Airlines met with the Company Labor Department, CS&S Leadership, Ground OPS VP, and Senior Directors on January 9 and 10, 2024. Topics discussed during the two days of meetings included: The Company committed to better communication with the District involving changes to […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 is aware that the rate of pay for Southwest Airlines members hired in 2022, which is addressed in Letter of Understanding Number Eleven in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, is inaccurate in Workday. The Union has contacted the Company, and they are in the process of correcting this error.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: There is still room to register for the District 142 Southwest Airlines Phase II Steward Conference to be held at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Local Lodge-approved stewards will be accepted on a first-come basis until the registration reaches capacity. All approved steward’s registration
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Registration is now closed for the upcoming Alaska Airlines/McGee Air Services Steward Conference and the Southwest Airlines Steward Conference (Phase 1) at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all those members who have registered to attend
Dear Sisters and Brothers: The IAM and Southwest Airlines have signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) that will now provide a 4% Non-Elective Contribution (NEC) to the 401(k) accounts of all Southwest employees represented by the IAM. Along with this change, the current 9.3% match will be reduced to 5.3%, which combined will still equal 9.3% as long as the employee contributes
Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 was contacted by Southwest Airlines leadership regarding paid parking for our members who work at a station or crew base. The company has announced that paid parking for those employees will be available beginning September 1, 2023. The company shared the following details with the union: Additional workgroup-specific
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: National Group Protection (NGP) has informed us of the upcoming enrollment opportunity for the supplemental benefits offered to IAM District 142 CS&S members at Southwest Airlines. In addition to the already valuable benefits NGP offers, they have assured us they are continually working on ways to better engage with our CS&S
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 General Chairs for Southwest Airlines held meetings with company leadership including Labor Managers, Directors, Legal Department, and Vice Presidents of CS&S and Ground Ops, May 23 – 25, 2023 in Dallas. In attendance representing DL 142 were General Chairs Bill Wise, Dave Figueira, Kenny Champagne, April Butler,
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM District 142 leadership had a conversation with Southwest Airlines leadership on March 23, 2023, concerning parking provisions for our IAM members. The company has agreed to provide paid parking for all its Customer Service employees at all stations in the very near future. We will share more details concerning
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: As you may or may not have read, Southwest Airlines has finally fixed the Uniform Allowance amounts negotiated by your IAM District 142 representatives, and voted on by you the members back in December 2022. The Union negotiated increases for uniforms annually from $250.00 to $300.00, along with an accrual amount
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