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April 2016

Association, American Airlines Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiations Update

Sisters and Brothers: The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of April 11th in DFW. During this week’s sessions, your Negotiating Committee reached tentative agreement on the following articles: • Leaves of Absences: After exchanging multiple proposals with the company we have reached a tentative agreement on this article. •

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Alaska Airlines Offers Employees Low Fare Zed Tickets on Virgin America

After the announcement last Monday, April 4th, of Alaska Airlines acquiring Virgin America, there have been many questions.  One that was answered this week was, “When can Alaska employees fly on Virgin America”?   Before the announcement, Alaska employees didn’t have an interline agreement to travel on Virgin America but as of April 12th, they can

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ExpressJet Weekly Update

    Negotiations Update After the IAM’s request for a proffer of arbitration last month, IAM District 142 and ExpressJet Airlines have agreed to continue joint contract negotiations the week of April 25th in Atlanta, GA.      **LAST CHANCE**  SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS – 2016 ENROLLMENT We are pleased to announce for the first time, we have organized a

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ExpressJet Weekly Update

Negotiations Update After the IAM’s request for a proffer of arbitration last month, IAM District 142 and ExpressJet Airlines have agreed to continue joint contract negotiations the week of April 25th in Atlanta, GA.     FMLA Tools Now Available on the IAMAW App The FMLA process can be difficult to navigate. We have offered additional tools and

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McConnell tees up Senate consideration of FAA bill this week (WE WILL BE PUSHING FOR CSA LANGUAGE AND FA 10 HR REST)

Fresh off a two-week recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell kicked off today’s session by getting the legislative ball rolling on the Senate’s FAA bill. McConnell moved to proceed to an unrelated House bill (H.R. 636), which will serve as the legislative shell for the Senate’s FAA measure (S. 2658), the first of several steps

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