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May 2018

HAPPY AMT DAY!

In 2001, the FAA created the created the prestigious Charles E. Taylor Master Mechanic Award to honor AMTs, who had served at least 50 years in aircraft maintenance.  The following year, California Senator Knight introduced a resolution honoring Aviation Maintenance Technicians annually in honor of Charles Taylor’s birthday.  Charles Taylor was the machinist who built

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IAM&AW DL 142 / ALLIED AVIATION – EWR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Your Negotiating Committee, along with Union Representatives, met with Company Representatives May 9 and 10, 2018.  After two days of meetings, we are pleased to announce the parties have come to an agreement.  District #142 President Directing General Chair Dave Supplee, along with Grand Lodge General Vice President Sito Pantoja and his staff have now

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Association, American to Meet

Brothers and Sisters, American Airlines recently changed course by contacting the TWU-IAM Association leadership seeking dates to discuss minor issues that remain open in our negotiations. The Association views all discussions between us and the company as important to achieving our goal of a tentative agreement. For this reason, the TWU-IAM Association Negotiating Committees have

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN   

On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, your negotiating committee met in Dallas at Southwest Airlines Headquarters to begin contract negotiations.  Present for the company were: Adam Carlisle,  Sr. Director, Labor Relations, Dan Kusek, Sr. Mgr., Labor Relations for CSA; Andrea Nivet, Sr. Mgr. Labor Relations for CS&S; Danielle Reidder, CS&S Regional Director; Jeff Cox, Ground Ops;

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ALLIED AVIATION FUELING – LGA RESULTS OF RATIFICATION VOTE FOR CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS

Members of District 142 employed by Allied Aviation LGA participated in a ratification vote to modify the current agreement on Friday May 11, 2018. The members that participated overwhelmingly voted YES to the proposed pay increase addendum to the contract.  The majority of the voting members spoke loudly for the new scale to go into

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American Management Continues Disrespect of 30,000 TWU-IAM Association Members

Since American management walked out of talks in late March, the TWU-IAM Association mechanic and related, stores and fleet service negotiating committees have been fully prepared to resume joint contract bargaining and bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion. Instead of making a good faith effort to to reach a fair agreement with 30,000 American

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IAMAW/AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATION COFPS NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

The parties met for Negotiations on May 1, 2 and 3, 2018 at the Comfort Suites Milwaukee, WI.  Present for the Company were Tina Vos, Managing Director Human Resources: Lori Ahern, Employee Relations Manager and Katherine Lessard, Tech Stores Ops Manager.  Present for the Union were Jerry Lemke, General Chair, and Negotiating Committee Members, Sartchander

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