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Association, American Airlines Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiations Update

The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of March 28th in DFW. On Monday, March 28th, senior leadership of the company, under the stealth of darkness, held a town hall meeting in a hangar at DFW.  Your Negotiating Committee, as well as Local Union Leadership, was not informed of this […]

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Association Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiations Continue in Dallas

Sisters and brothers, The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of March 21st in DFW. On Wednesday March 23, the company briefed your Committee, ten minutes prior to their announcement, about the decision to follow the rest of the industry in having a proft-sharing program for its employees. Although this

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IAM & TWU Send Repair Station Letter to the Senate Commerce Committee

Dear Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson: As Congress considers an FAA Reauthorization bill and engages in other aviation safety issues, we urge you to take steps to ensure the safety and security of foreign repair stations working on U.S. commercial aircraft.  IAM and TWU, the largest aviation unions in the United States, have a

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IAM-SOUTHWEST ‘True Up’ Ratification Lump Sum Bonus Calculations Concluded

Please be advised that we have completed the ratification lump sum bonus true-up calculations. The “true-up” provision in the IAM-Southwest collective bargaining agreement increases our original ratification bonus received in 2014. The amount is based on your pay step and work status—part-time or full-time—at the time the initial ratification bonus was paid in 2014. Again,

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‘True Up’ Generates Over $119 Million for IAM Members at Southwest Airlines

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 today announced that due to the “true up” provision negotiated during the last round of collective bargaining, IAM workers at Southwest Airlines will receive an additional $119 million in wages and lump sum payments. “I’d like to thank the IAM negotiating committee at Southwest for

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Mechanic & Related/Stores Talks Continue in Washington DC

Sisters and Brothers, The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of March 7th in Washington DC. Contrary to the message being delivered by management returning from the leadership conference in Dallas, your committee has not received any proposals related to compensation. Your Negotiating Committee, during this session, worked on the

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Updated: Tell Congress to Stop Assault on Customer Service Agents at U.S. Airports

If you’ve spent time in America’s airports, you’ve probably seen frustrated travelers. Let’s face it: long lines and flight delays are irritating. But when airport workers become the target of abuse, and occasionally violence, something needs to be done. That’s why the IAM is demanding that Congress make it a felony to assault on-duty Customer

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