Brothers & Sisters, We are on the cusp of a historical fight that will pave the way for increased safety for years to come. As safety professionals and first responders we are tasked with handling emergencies and caring for thousands of passengers everyday. However, there has been study after study that shows Flight Attendants […]
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The Company and your Negotiating Committee met on October 13 – 15, 2015 for the first round of negotiations. While progress was made on numerous articles, the Company has not yet responded to the counter proposals made by your negotiating committee on Articles 17 and 18. We are currently on our second 30 day extension
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Brothers and Sisters, Today in the United States and Canada, we honor heroes among us – the men and women who have served or continue to serve in our armed forces. They’re family, friends, IAM brothers and sisters, or complete strangers. They’re veterans, and today we salute them. We’re proud of our enduring bond with
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Negotiations We have addressed the slow pace we have experienced in negotiations since the Company filed for mediation a year ago and the Company will be in communication with the mediator to explore options of meeting without the mediator present. However, we still have not received any further updates from the National Mediation Board regarding
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Washington, D.C. – After a months-long contract reconciliation process, the TWU-IAM Association today announced that it will commence joint contract negotiations for approximately 30,000 ground workers including fleet service, mechanic and related/stores employees at American Airlines on December 3, 2015. Association Chairman Sito Pantoja and Vice Chairman Harry Lombardo have called on American Airlines CEO
International President Tom Buffenbarger today announced the appointment of Sandy Gardner and Michael Manzo as Transportation Department Special Representatives. Sister Gardner initiated into Denver’s Local Lodge 1886 in 1998 after the IAM’s historic organizing victory of approximately 20,000 Passenger Service Employees at United Airlines. Sandy was instrumental in the organizing campaign and then hit the
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General Chair Jackie Fay meets with Southern California Chief Shop Steward Rachael Ackerman and the Alaska Airlines Customer Service Agents in SNA (Orange County, CA) on Wednesday, November 4th. Jackie updated our IAM Members on the status of the upcoming HMO Arbitration as well as any open grievances. During her Station
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The parties were scheduled to meet for negotiations on October 28, 29, and 30, 2015 at the Double Tree in Columbia, South Carolina. Present for the Company were Bob Frisch, VP Flight Operation and Labor; Gary Pratt, VP Maintenance and Engineering; Tina Vos, Managing Director Human Resources; Mike McHargue, Director of Maintenance; and Ashley
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Negotiations We have addressed the slow pace we have experienced in negotiations since the Company filed for mediation a year ago and the Company will be in communication with the mediator to explore options of meeting without the mediator present. However, at this point we have not received any further updates from the National Mediation
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