Dear Sisters and Brothers: As 2025 draws to a close, we want to take a moment to wish all IAM District 142 members a safe, happy, and meaningful holiday season. Many of our members will be traveling in the coming weeks, and we hope you arrive safely wherever the season takes you. No matter how […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Negotiations Committee met with Menzies Aviation IAH at its Houston, TX, location last week. Both the Union and the Company were eager to work together in a spirit of cooperation, and significant progress was made. Multiple proposals were exchanged, along with significant dialogue, which should lead to a timely
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations resumed this week in LAX with both the Union and Company present. The Company introduced a new participant into the negotiations, with Senior Regional Manager Adam Renfree joining the session. This week, article exchanges covered Article 6 – Holidays, Article 7 – Overtime, Article 11 – Vacations, and Article 21,
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Our hearts go out to the families affected by the tragic and senseless violence at Brown University. While we are not aware of any of our members being directly impacted, we know these events shake the very fabric of who we are as a community. Incidents like this remind us how
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Negotiations resumed on December 10 and 11, 2025, focusing on:• Article 5 – Classifications (including AI/Artificial Intelligence)• NCP Time Off Language• Article 27 – Wages Following the IAM’s proposed PTO language, the Company introduced a counterproposal: LOU 13 – NOC Customer Planner Time Off Program. We appreciate your participation in the
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are pleased to announce that approximately 80 UNIFI employees who provide ground-handling and aviation services at Fresno Yosemite International Airport have overwhelmingly voted to join the IAM and District 142. These workers cited long-standing concerns, including wages stuck at the minimum level, the absence of a formal pay scale, no
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The National Mediation Board (NMB) has issued its official Notice of Election in the Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines representation case. Along with the notice, the NMB has provided Sample Instructions and a Sample Ballot, all of which we are sharing here for our members’ awareness. These documents outline the NMB-administered voting process
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Joint Alaska–Hawaiian Negotiating Committee met with the Company last week at District 142 Headquarters in Phoenix to continue work on the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). The following articles were discussed: Your committee is convening this week at Local 1979 in Honolulu to prepare for the next bargaining
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: On December 8, 2025, the National Mediation Board (NMB) issued its latest status-change determinations regarding 62 individuals on the List of Potential Eligible Voters in the Alaska Airlines representation case. Both IAM and AMFA submitted requests for status changes, and the company provided additional records to support those updates. A few
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