Due to interruptions in the ERJ vacation bidding process, which we have addressed with the Company the vacation bidding window will be extended until 1700 October 23rd. Please make sure to get your vacation bids submitted and if you experience any other interruptions please contact your grievance representative as soon as possible. In Solidarity, […]
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With the recently reached Tentative Agreement, a ratification vote will occur on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 for the MIA station and on Wednesday, October 21 for the FLL Station. The ratification vote will take place at the airport in the break rooms from 1100-1500. At the ratification meeting, all members will have an opportunity
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As was communicated in the last bulletin, it has been a busy summer preparing for the upcoming negotiations with your carrier. The first meeting is set to take place on October 28, 2015 and we will be meeting at General Offices in Dayton, Ohio. Shortly you will be receiving a comprehensive guide to negotiations
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In 2015, it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 40,290 breast cancer deaths. This disease hits close to home for so many of our members, whether they are survivors, have lost friends or family or have watched their loved ones have to fight for
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On October 6, 7 and 8, 2015 the Company and Union negotiating committees met at Park Avenue, NYC to continue negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Company’s committee included Valerie Francois, Tony Schepens, and Cristina Kirkorian and Richard Vitarelli, the Company’s labor attorney. The Union was represented by Michael Manzo and Cathy Carey.
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Negotiations We have not received a further update from the National Mediation Board regarding new meeting dates since the September negotiations session was canceled due to our assigned mediator being on medical leave. We will update you as soon as we receive more information. Womens, Young Workers and Human Rights Conference This week we had
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Your TWU-IAM Fleet Service Negotiating Committee met this week in Dallas and continued reconciling both pre-merger collective bargaining agreements into one coherent, comprehensive joint contract proposal. This necessary process has been intensive, time consuming and requires extreme scrutiny so that no area is overlooked. The interpretation and understanding of both contracts
Talks have continued over the summer concerning a structure of Tentative Agreements. Before the Company could commit to any Agreement that we could submit to the membership for ratification, it had to again be reviewed and approved by a Bahamian Government Labor Sub-Committee. That process was completed recently and was then forwarded to the IAMAW
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Please be advised, our Safety and Hotel Committees are working in coordination with the Company to ensure our members safety while overnighting in areas affected by the flooding in South Carolina. There have been many flight and overnight cancelations, as well as changing the hotel accommodations in CAE to be able to provide running water. There
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Following the membership’s rejection of the contract on September 30, and additional improvements negotiated during the interim period, a ratification vote on the revised terms was conducted today aboard the Homestead Air Reserve Base in south Florida. With approximately 82 percent of the membership participating in this vote, the Agreement was ratified by an overwhelming
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