Dear Sisters and Brothers: District Lodge 142 has received two complaints from a select few members concerning the 401(k) and how it is applied under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. I want to share the following membership update regarding this issue. In October 2023, District Lodge 142 entered into a Letter of Agreement with Southwest Airlines, which […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 leadership met with Southwest Airlines leadership this week to plan for the opening of contract negotiations for Network Operations Control Customer Planners (NCP). The Southwest NCP group joined the IAM in April of this year after the majority of employees signed authorization cards. The National Mediation Board recognized
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IAM District 142 General Chairs Kenny Champagne and April Butler, ATL Shop Stewards Denise Sylvia, Tyrone Jones, and Terry Sykes, and EAP Reps Renita Gibbs and David Jackson held informational meetings with Southwest Airlines agents in ATL today regarding the recent announcement by the company of a reduction in force. As we work through this
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 leadership is hosting another webinar this coming Monday, October 28, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time for our Southwest Airlines Customer Care Members (formerly CS&S) and Shop Stewards. Your District 142 General Chairs for Southwest will be available to answer your questions and concerns. All Customer Care members and
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: 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: 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: 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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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Thousands of IAM District 142 members at Southwest Airlines are receiving a pay raise thanks to the foresight of the IAM Air Transport Territory, District 142, and their negotiating committee. Members who were employed in one of the three IAM-represented Southwest Airlines groups when the contract was ratified in December 2022
Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 is actively engaging Southwest Airlines leadership in discussions regarding the Me-Too clauses of our contract. These discussions are centered on: We are continuing to work through this process. Once we have all the data compiled, including dollar amounts and the time frame for implementation determined, we will inform
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