The IAM/British Airways Customer Service and Engineering Collective Bargaining Agreements become amendable on September 30, 2017 with bargaining to commence upon either party serving its Section 6 notice. As such, those certain notices have been exchanged, and accordingly, a call for contract proposals is in order. All proposed changes to the contract need to be […]
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The NMB today certified the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) as the representative for the entire Clerical, Office, Fleet and Passenger Service Employees craft or class at Alaska Airlines, Inc. The NMB certification confirms that the post-merger Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are now functioning as a single transportation system for representation
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Sisters and Brothers, On May 5, 1888, our great union was founded when 19 railroad machinists secretly met in Atlanta to protect their rights from an abusive employer. During that meeting in a dirty railroad pit, those individuals could not have conceived what the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers would become. Tom Talbot
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The officers and staff of District #142 are proud to announce one (1) award of $2,500 and five (5) awards of $1,000 each for the 2017 scholarship competition. The First Prize awardee of $2,500.00: Local Lodge 1725 – Alyssa Burleson The $1,000.00 awardees are: Local Lodge 1776 – Fasanya O. Phillip Local
DISTRICT 142 LOUIS L. GRAY – ROBERT M. MOORE – FRANK SCORE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS – 2017 Read More »
American Airlines yesterday announced mid-contract pay increases for its pilot and flight attendant groups. The Company states its reasoning is that those two groups have fallen significantly behind their industry peers with long durations before their collective bargaining agreements are open for negotiations. The TWU-IAM Association negotiated industry leading pay increases last fall for the
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Brothers and Sisters, American negotiations continued this week in Washington, DC. By mutual agreement, the Chairperson of the National Mediation Board (NMB), Linda Puchala, joined our negotiations. The purpose of entering Executive level negotiations is to bring the talks to a successful conclusion and to the degree the NMB can assist in that goal, Ms.
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Sisters and Brothers, The IAM went back to the IAM-Alaska System Board of Adjustment to obtain an order establishing a complete remedy in the HMO Arbitration. Arbitrator John LaRocco has set a schedule for the parties to identify all of the evidence they may have regarding the scope of the remedy. The parties will reconvene
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Sisters and Brothers, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 142, AFL-CIO and British Airways are pleased to announce that they have reached a settlement of the Union’s grievance(s) challenging changes which BA made to its Pre-65 Retiree Medical Program, originally announced on June 30, 2016. The Agreement Settling Pre-65 Retiree Medical
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Sisters and Brothers, As we continue to prepare for Alaska Airlines contract negotiations, we invite RSSA members and COPS members (including IAM represented Virgin America employees) to now submit proposals for changes to our collective bargaining agreements. We have held negotiation preparation training with our negotiations committee and we have asked for your participation in
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Sisters and Brothers, Yesterday, April 6, 2017, the National Mediation Board (NMB) issued its single carrier determination for IAM represented Clerical, Office, Fleet and Passenger Service (COFPS) Alaska Airlines and Virgin America employees. This determination is in response to the IAM application requesting this action. Yesterday’s NMB decision is a procedural step on the road