Sisters and Brothers: Please be advised that the Q & A session and voting hours in PHX have changed. Members will now be able to vote at the local lodge until 2000. Full details are as follows: Date: July 9-10 Location: PHX Voting hours: 0800-2000 (previously 0800-1730) Address: Local Lodge 2559 2727 W. Baseline RD., […]
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Brothers and Sisters, Monday July 1, the TWU/IAM Association and the partner unions, TWU and IAM, defended against charges by American Airlines that our members (who are their employees) were engaged in activities not permitted under the Railway Labor Act. A ruling by the Federal court in the Northern District of Texas is expected within
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TO: IAM COPS members at Alaska Airlines Subject: ALASKA AIRLINES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT Dear Sisters and Brothers: Enclosed are the terms of the Alaska Airlines Tentative Agreement for your review. Your Negotiating Committee UNANIMOUSLY recommends a “YES VOTE” on the proposed changes. Just as with any ratification vote, many questions are generated by the membership. That
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Randy Griffith The entire District 142 staff is deeply saddened by the passing of one of our General Chairs, Randy Griffith. Randy passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 while at home in Mesa, Arizona. Randy had been a General Chair for the District since 2010 and serviced most of the western stations at American
On June 18 – 20, 2019, your Committee met with the Company in Dallas, Texas at Southwest Airlines Headquarters to continue contract negotiations. This week an Agreement in Principle was reached for Letter of Understanding with Temporary Assignment Guidelines-Customer Service Agents. The Company responded with Article Eleven (Filling of Vacancies) which prompted constructive discussions with
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Meetings continued this week in ORD under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The Company committees were again represented by Brian Pinchbeck and your Union committee was present with the additions of Grand Lodge Reps Mike Manzo and John Werkmeister. Progress was again made in identifying ways to generate savings for the
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June 19, 2019 TO ALL IAM-REPRESENTED MECHANICS AT AMERICAN AIRLINES: The IAM has previously advised you of a Federal Court Order issued on June 14, 2019 requiring the IAM, the TWU, the IAM-TWU Association, the local unions that represent employees at American Airlines, and their members, to resume normal working schedules and practices. The
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Sisters and Brothers: Your Negotiating Committee is pleased to announce a Tentative Agreement (TA) has been reached with Alaska Airlines for the COPS and RSSA agreements, respectively. The TA provides many changes, some of which include: 5 year Agreement with Work Protection. All work currently performed exclusively by IAM members at each location on the
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TO ALL IAM REPRESENTATIVES AT AMERICAN AIRLINES As you have been previously advised, on June 14, 2019 the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a Temporary Restraining Order requiring the TWU, the IAM, the TWU-IAM Association, the local unions that represent employees at American Airlines, and their members, to resume
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On June 14, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a Temporary Restraining Order applicable to the Transport Workers Union Of America, AFL-CIO, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, and the Airlines Mechanic and Related Employee Association, TWU/IAM, and to all employees represented by the Association,
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