As most of you are aware on November 8, 2016 voters in Arizona passed Proposition 206 which raises the minimum wage and provides for Company paid sick leave. The Company had previously given the Union Negotiators their “Last Best and Final” proposal that did not meet either of these minimums required by this new law. […]
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On November 8, 2016 voters in Arizona passed Proposition 206 which raises the minimum wage and provides for Company paid sick leave. This new law raises the bar from which we will begin negotiations very soon. Your Union with Union Members like yourselves and other community groups worked tirelessly to get this Proposition on the
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Brothers and Sisters, The Association Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of November 14th in DFW. During this week’s session, the Committee exchanged and discussed the following articles: Hours of Service – M&R, MLS & MCT – We exchanged multiple proposals on this Article in an effort to reach closure. As we
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December has proven to be a challenging month when bidding, don’t forget to add an Unstack Bid Sheet. Directions on how to do an Unstack Bid Sheet are on the Flica Cover Sheet. There are SME’s (subject matter experts) in each base who are there to help you. Please utilize their days and hours, listed
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TO ALL SOUTHWEST CSAs: Over the last several months, the issue of Hour at a Time (HAT) vacation has been an issue. As a group, your General Chairs have raised this issue to Southwest leadership at the past Union Leadership Summits, which are held approximately every quarter. As a result of those discussions, the company
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On numerous occasions recently, the Company has mandated, per section 3.M.2 of the IAM-XJT CBA and section 21.A.1-2 of the AFA-ASA CBA, that the IAM remove materials from our bulletin boards because certain people found those pieces to be offensive or insensitive. As a result, the IAM removed such pieces, and found even more members
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Sisters and Brothers, The Association Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of November 7th in LAS. During this week’s session, the committee exchanged and discussed the following articles: Reduction in Force- MCT – We reached a tentative agreement on this portion of the Hours of Service article. One Station Agreements- M&R
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Washington, D.C., November 9, 2016 — Bob Martinez, International President of the nearly 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released this statement on the election of Donald Trump: “I want to sincerely thank the thousands of IAM members and working people who voted, volunteered and made a difference in this year’s election.
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It has come to our attention that those hired in 2016 may not have been awarded the correct number of vacation days per the CBA. If you were hired in 2016 please email Sara Gonzales at to confirm you were awarded the correct number of vacation days. In Solidarity, Sara Gonzales GENERAL CHAIR
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This month, approximately 30,000 ground workers at American Airlines will see their industry-leading wage rates reflected in their paychecks. The wage increases for the TWU/IAM Association represented workers will average approximately 22 percent. Mechanic and Related workers will surpass by three percent similarly classified workers at Delta Airlines. Fleet Service, Stores/Material Logistic Specialists and Maintenance
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