by Mike Jones | Sep 1, 2017 | Labor Day 2017, News
On Monday, September 4th, we will celebrate Labor Day in the United States. When most Americans think of Labor Day, they think of nothing more than a holiday that provides them with extra time off from work and big sales at local retailers and across the internet....
by Mike Jones | Aug 15, 2017 | President's Report
President’s Report Currently Victory Lodge 1725 members at both PSA and American Airlines (AA) have negotiating committees that are deep into the difficult process of securing new collective bargaining agreements on behalf of our members. After many frustrating and...
by Mike Jones | Jul 12, 2017 | President's Report
President’s Report “The Union.” I hear that phrase used a lot by our members. ”The Union did this.” “Why hasn’t the Union hasn’t done that.” “The Union said this…” etcetera, etcetera. It makes it sound as if The Union is comprised by anonymous...
by Mike Jones | May 16, 2017 | President's Report
Presidents Report I recently watched an excellent documentary by Ken Burns titled “The National Parks; America’s Greatest Idea.” While the cinematography was incredible, one of the things that stood out to me was the parallels between the creation...
by Mike Jones | Apr 21, 2017 | President's Report
Presidents Report This month I had the privilege of attending the 2017 IAMAW Transportation Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the first time I have attended an IAMAW conference and several things stuck with me as I left to come home. First the good news. I was...