Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 is proud to announce the appointment of Mike Mead to the position of General Chair, effective November 1, 2025. Brother Mead has been a dedicated and active member of the IAM for more than a decade. He was first elected Shop Steward in 2013 and has served continuously in leadership roles within Local Lodge […]
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, a UPS freight aircraft—a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F operating as Flight 2976—departed from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) headed to Honolulu and crashed shortly after takeoff. While initial reports indicate the aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, it will likely take many weeks or months to determine
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 negotiations team is preparing to open contract negotiations with Aer Lingus. An official Call for Proposals was posted on October 10, 2025. The deadline for submitting those proposals is Friday, November 7, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET. If you have not submitted proposals, but intend to, please do
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your District 142 Joint Alaska-Hawaiian Negotiating Committee continued negotiations on the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) with the Company this week at District 142 Headquarters in Phoenix. Your Committee presented to the Company and discussed the following articles: Overtime- The Union and the Company have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Rich Evans, IAMAW Veterans Services Coordinator, will be in HNL for a station visit on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at the Hawaiian Airlines Maintenance Hangar Facility. Please see the flyer below and make plans to attend if you are a veteran. Be sure and scan the QR code on the flyer
Dear Sisters and Brothers: IAM District 142 is proud to announce that General Chair James M. Samuel has been appointed to serve on the board of the IAM Veterans Benefit Trust (VBT). The IAM Veterans Benefit Trust was established to fulfill the legal requirements necessary for the IAM to operate as an accredited Veterans Service
Dear Sisters and Brothers: This week, the Committee met with Qantas management in the LAX Hangar for the eighteenth round of direct negotiations. During this session, we continued the hard work of protecting and strengthening your rights on the job. Progress was made on a few articles with the Union passing to the Company the
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Sincerely and fraternally, John M. Coveny, Jr.President/Directing General Chair VIEW/DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS BULLETIN POST ON ALL IAM BULLETIN BOARDS
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: Over the past several weeks, District 142 has had teams visiting stations speaking to members regarding the IAM/AMFA upcoming vote. One of the questions that continues to come up is about the retirement/medical and if it will stay or go away before the JCBA. Article 23 of the current Hawaiian contract
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Dear Sisters and Brothers: The IAM has filed a formal reply with the National Mediation Board (NMB) addressing AMFA’s objections in the ongoing representation case involving Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines (Case No. R-7669). AMFA is attempting to exclude Hawaiian Airlines Cleaners and Line Servicemen from the voter eligibility list in the Mechanics & Related
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