Kansas City Office Closed Monday, November 26th
November 25, 2018
Due to Winter Storm Bruce, the Kansas City area is under a state of emergency. As a result, the District office will be closed on Monday, November 26th. It is
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ExpressJet CRJ DFW Base Closure
November 21, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: Today, the company announced that the DFW base will be closing January 6, 2019. While this doesn’t come as huge surprise to many of us, it doesn’t
EXPRESSJET JUMPSEAT COMMUNICATION
November 20, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: Our fight against United Airlines discriminatory jumpseat policy has gone on long enough. We are sick and tired of the excuses and IT glitches that prevent IAM
Association, American Hold Joint Conference Call
November 16, 2018
Brothers and Sisters, As previously announced, the Association leadership and American Airlines Management participated in a joint conference call with the NMB mediators assigned to assist in our JCBA negotiations.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
November 12, 2018
Negotiations continued in Dallas, Texas the week of November 6-8, 2018. This session your Committee continued work with Articles Five (Classifications), Ten (Part-Time Employees) and Eleven (Filling of Vacancies) also
IAM / BRITISH AIRWAYS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
November 9, 2018
Recently the Company released the information and processes for the 2019 medical and dental open enrollment. The process is different this year as compared to past years in that everyone
CommutAir Negotiations Update
November 9, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM negotiations committee, which consists of CommutAir flight attendants and IAM representatives Lisa Ferm and Mark Diefenbach along with IAM General Chair Sara Gonzales, met with
OPENSKIES U. S. BASE CLOSURE UPDATE
November 9, 2018
Sisters and Brothers, Your IAM representatives met with the Company on November 6, 2018 to negotiate the effects of the closure of the OpenSkies U.S. base. We discussed severance pay,
EXPRESSJET CRJ VACATION BID
November 7, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: The Union and the Company have agreed to re-open the vacation bid to ensure seniority is honored. Bids will open November 7, 2018 at 1700 EST and
UPCOMING NOMINATIONS FOR EXPRESSJET GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
October 31, 2018
With nominations approaching for the Grievance Committee, we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the responsibilities and commitments involved in being a grievance representative. The grievance committee reports
Association Participates in Mediated Negotiations
October 31, 2018
Brothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association met with American Airlines October 30 in Dallas, TX for mediated negotiations under the supervision of the National Mediation Board. The purpose of this
EXPRESSJET ERJ ORD GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE CHANGE
October 30, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: We would like to inform you of a change within our ERJ ORD grievance committee. Cori Horowitz has resigned at both ExpressJet and her IAM positions to
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
October 29, 2018
Negotiations resumed in Dallas, Texas the week of October 22, 2018. This week your negotiation team passed Article Seven (Overtime) and the company responded, resulting in continued work with this
ALASKA AIRLINES NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
October 26, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: The joint Alaska Airlines Negotiating Committee continued negotiations with Alaska Airlines management October 23-25, 2018, in Seattle, Washington. Both the COPS and RSSA agreements were discussed during
IAM/BAHAMASAIR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
October 26, 2018
Negotiations were conducted on Wednesday and Thursday of this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Present for the Company was Selvin Basden, HR Director; Julian Collie, Senior Manager-US and Tamara Lightbourne,
ExpressJet Furloughs and IAM Resources
October 19, 2018
Sisters and Brothers: As a furloughed Flight Attendant, what resources are available to me through the IAM? https://www.goiam.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/06_20_2018_Dislocated-Worker-Resource-Manual.pdf 2. How can a furloughed Flight Attendant stay current with Union dues?
