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IAM DISTRICT 142 GENERAL CHAIRS HOLD MEETINGS WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES LEADERSHIP IN DALLAS

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, […]

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IAM/SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PAID PARKING UPDATE

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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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FINALLY FIXES SYSTEM GLITCH CONCERNING UNIFORM ALLOWANCE

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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IAM/SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY

Leadership and Negotiating Team members from IAM District 142 and Southwest Airlines met on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Southwest Airlines Headquarters in Dallas, TX to officially sign the contract ratified in December of 2022. We would like to thank our dedicated Negotiating Team members and General Chairs for their steadfast resolve, commitment and solidarity

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IAM/SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE

Dear Sisters and Brothers: Congratulations to all our IAM members at Southwest Airlines on the ratification of your new contract. First and foremost, the new wage rates are effective immediately and will be reflected in your January 5, 2023 paycheck. As the President-Directing General Chair of this great District 142, I am in discussions with

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IAMAW DISTRICT 142 MEMBERS AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFY INDUSTRY LEADING AGREEMENT INCLUDING HISTORIC WAGE INCREASES AND OVERTIME PROTECTIONS

Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District Lodge 142 members at Southwest Airlines have voted to overwhelmingly ratify a strong collective bargaining agreement with wage increases that will place our members at the top of the airline industry’s pay scale.  District Lodge 142 represents approximately 8,300 Customer Service Employees at Southwest Airlines, including Customer Representatives, Customer

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IAM/SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: HOW TO VOTE FOR THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFICATION IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM BALLOTPOINT®

Dear Sisters and Brothers: The deadline to vote for the Southwest Airlines Tentative Agreement ratification is Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 4:00 PM EST. Most of you should have received your letter from BallotPoint® via USPS with the instructions and unique code for you to vote. If you have NOT received your letter as of

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