This coming year, District officer and staff elections will be taking place. It is imperative that we have your current mailing address on file, since the official notice of the election is sent via US Postal Services. This is the form of notification approved by the Department of Labor and therefore, this will be the […]
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Brothers & Sisters, We are on the cusp of a historical fight that will pave the way for increased safety for years to come. As safety professionals and first responders we are tasked with handling emergencies and caring for thousands of passengers everyday. However, there has been study after study that shows Flight Attendants
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Brothers and Sisters, Today in the United States and Canada, we honor heroes among us – the men and women who have served or continue to serve in our armed forces. They’re family, friends, IAM brothers and sisters, or complete strangers. They’re veterans, and today we salute them. We’re proud of our enduring bond with
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Washington, D.C. – After a months-long contract reconciliation process, the TWU-IAM Association today announced that it will commence joint contract negotiations for approximately 30,000 ground workers including fleet service, mechanic and related/stores employees at American Airlines on December 3, 2015. Association Chairman Sito Pantoja and Vice Chairman Harry Lombardo have called on American Airlines CEO
International President Tom Buffenbarger today announced the appointment of Sandy Gardner and Michael Manzo as Transportation Department Special Representatives. Sister Gardner initiated into Denver’s Local Lodge 1886 in 1998 after the IAM’s historic organizing victory of approximately 20,000 Passenger Service Employees at United Airlines. Sandy was instrumental in the organizing campaign and then hit the
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General Chair Jackie Fay meets with Southern California Chief Shop Steward Rachael Ackerman and the Alaska Airlines Customer Service Agents in SNA (Orange County, CA) on Wednesday, November 4th. Jackie updated our IAM Members on the status of the upcoming HMO Arbitration as well as any open grievances. During her Station
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In an effort to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion the Negotiating Committees of IAM District 141 Clerical, Fleet Service, and Customer Service Agents Joined forces with the IAM District 142 Mechanic and Related groups. Our combined efforts (at times late into the night and on weekends) made real advances toward reaching fair and equitable
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Negotiations commenced this week between the IAM and PSA Airlines. Present for the Company was Matthew J. Kernan, Director of Flight Operations, and Karl Hanisch, Director of Maintenance. Present for the Union was James M. Samuel, General Chair, Todd Roan, Ian Cole and Greg Farmer, Negotiating Committee Members. The dialogue between the parties was positive
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As many of you have seen, heavy rains have hit Texas. In addition, Hurricane Patricia is making its way to Mexico and the United States, and will be heading towards central and eastern Texas this weekend, causing more problems for IAH and DFW. Weather reports have noted that this is the strongest hurricane in history.
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A ratification vote on your Tentative Agreement was conducted this week on Tuesday at the MIA station and on Wednesday at the FLL station. With approximately 70 percent of the membership participating in this vote, the Agreement was ratified by an overwhelming majority of the voting membership. I again wish to thank the Bahamasair membership
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