Recently, the company had contacted the Union regarding significant health care premium increases for the employees at Allied Aviation in Houston. After several days of discussions with the company, we were able to come to an agreement to lessen the impact of these premium increases and obtained wage increases for all workers. The Letter of […]
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Following the recently concluded negotiations that resulted in a Tentative Agreement, a ratification vote on the terms of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement was conducted yesterday at Local Lodge 1894 near JFK. With approximately 74 members eligible to vote, the Agreement was ratified by an overwhelming majority of the voting membership. I wish to thank
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Sisters and Brothers: In an announcement today, United Continental Holdings, United Airlines’ parent company, will purchase an ownership stake in regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines, which had an operating loss of about $300 million last year, currently performs short haul flying for United Airlines and American Airlines. The American flying is scheduled to end
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December 15, 2018 ASSOCIATION NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Brothers and Sisters, THE TWU/IAM Association executive negotiating committee participated on a conference call conducted by National Mediation Board mediators yesterday, December 14, 2018. Negotiators from American Airlines also participated. The mediators recapped the remaining open items to be negotiated. They also set the agenda and negotiating schedule for
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Sisters and Brothers: The joint Alaska Airlines Negotiating Committee opened negotiations with Alaska Airlines management this week in San Francisco, California. Represented by the Company were: Wayne Newton, Vice President/AOCS; Jeff Butler, Vice President of Inflight and Call Centers; Jason Berry, Managing Director/Cargo; Denise Kliskey, COPS Labor Manager; Rebecca Meissner, Senior Attorney; and Melinda Maher,
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As of today, the language changes contained in the recently reached Tentative Agreement are being released to the membership. Copies of the Tentative Agreement will be available from your Negotiating Committee members. Please contact a Negotiating Committee member to obtain a copy. A ratification vote has been scheduled and will take place on Wednesday, December
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Negotiations resumed this week in ORD under the auspices of the NMB with Mediators Jack Kane and Mike Tosi. The week was dedicated to addressing the remaining open items and trying to close the gap on the respective differences in positions. The remaining Articles with open proposals include Article 1, 2, 7, 25, 28, 29
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Recently in the month of November, the Union and Company met for negotiations in an effort to conclude terms for an amended Collective Bargaining Agreement. At the conclusion of those meetings, a complete set of terms was reached that were then subject to an approval process from Aer Lingus headship in Ireland and also from
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Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM negotiations committee, which consists of CommutAir flight attendants and IAM representatives Lisa Ferm and Mark Diefenbach along with IAM General Chairperson Sara Gonzales, met with the Company to continue negotiations December 4-6, 2018 in Cleveland, OH. We exchanged proposals on the following Sections: Section 1 – Recognition & Scope Section
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Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM representatives met with the Company on November 29 to continue to negotiate the effects of the closure of the OpenSkies U.S. base. Present on your behalf were Shop Stewards, Cathy Carey and Khale Unger along with me and Grand Lodge Representatives, Mike Manzo and Sandy Gardner. We exchanged our first
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