IAMAW District 142 just held its first ever steward training class in Los Angeles (LAX) for our members at McGee Air Services! One of our attendees was from Phoenix (PHX) and the rest hailed from LAX. There were Union Reps from all three classification of workers in LAX, two Chief Stewards and one from the first McGee negotiation team in attendance. This was a historic and groundbreaking first class for these amazing union members who are eager to serve and hungry to learn about unionism.
Class attendees were:
Keegan McCall – PHX chief Steward
Marvin McCarter – LAX Chief Steward
Nico Lynch – LAX McGee negotiations team
Kerry Reyes – LAX
Jorge Lopez – LAX
Marquis Mitchell – LAX
Maria Portillo – LAX
Abel Duran – LAX
Jonathan Davila-Rodriguez – LAX
Timothy Boykin – LAX
Rikki Sweet – LAX
Instructors were:
General Chair/instructor Dan Suafoa
General Chair Justin Bates
Alaska Airlines Chief Steward Marie Yado
All of us at District 142 are proud of you and we vow to always support you as your union career grows.