April 2022 - Victory Lodge 1725

Southwest Airlines (WN) Ratification Vote

April 28, 2022 Admin 0

April 28, 2022

Via Email and Posting on All – IAM Bulletin Boards, IAM Websites (Do Not Use Company Equipment for Printing)

The IAM/Southwest Airlines CBA Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote will be held electronically only. No member will be going to voting polls in-person. There will be no Local Lodge polls open.

Members eligible to vote with a IAM membership Card Number was mailed instructions on how to (1) register and (2) access his/her electronic ballot. On the front of the mailing envelope, below the member’s name and mailing address, is the member’s Card/Book Number.
Eligible members

DL 142 Scholarship Competition — 2022

April 23, 2022 Admin 0

April 22, 2022

Sisters and Brothers:

This letter is to announce the Year 2022 competition for the District Lodge 142 Scholarship Program.

This program is based on a scholarship competition open to members of District Lodge 142 and all Year 2022 graduating high school seniors who are legal children of members of District Lodge 142.

APPLY TODAY: Click here for the scholarship application.

To effectively carry out this program, all affiliated Local Lodges are requested to:

Distribute info concerning the scholarship programs to all Local Lodge members who are affiliated with District Lodge 142.
Make available to all such

Negotiations Continue in Houston

April 16, 2022 Admin 0

April 16, 2022

This week, the IAM District 141 Negotiations Committee and United Airlines continued negotiations in Houston, Texas. Both parties exchanged proposals and responded to open items regarding issues in Articles 1, 4, and 10 in the collective bargaining agreements.

While we hoped to be much further along in this expedited negotiations process, we achieved incremental progress this week. We again reiterated to the Company that IAM-represented workers at United Airlines deserve the industry’s best agreements.

Negotiations will continue the week of April 25th.

In Solidarity,

Your District 141 Negotiating Committee

Olu Ajetomobi
Joe Bartz
Victor Hernandez
Barb Martin… Read More...

LL 1725 4th Annual Charity Golf Outing

April 15, 2022 Admin 0

Our annual golf outing is back for 2022!

May 25, 2022 (Wednesday) at Crowders Mountain Golf Course
255 Lincoln Academy Rd
Kings Mountain, NC 28086

9AM Shotgun Start

Early bird special by April 25, 2022: 4 person team $300/Individual $75

After April 25, 2022: 4 person team $325/Individual $85

For More Info:

Helena Thornton: 757-329-5335
Tami Travis: 704-449-1284
April Adcock: 704-819-8013
Lisa Leathers: 704-277-3885

Download the poster below with all the details.

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David Lehive Appointed IAM Communications Representative

April 15, 2022 Admin 0

April 14, 2022

IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed David J. Lehive as a Headquarters Communications Representative, effective April 14, 2022.

Lehive, formerly the IAM District 141 Communications Director, is an award-winning communicator with a long history of telling worker stories and helping to develop and implement strategies that advance the goals and brand of the IAM.

“The IAM is fortunate to welcome Dave on board at Headquarters after many great years of service to our members at District 141,” said Martinez. “Our members across North America will quickly get to know Dave as a passionate and dedicated … Read More...

Edison Fraser Appointed IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff

April 15, 2022 Admin 0

April 14, 2022

IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Edison Fraser, currently, IAM Transportation Coordinator, to serve as IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff. The creation of the Air Transport Territory, which will be led by Richard Johnsen, and the appointment of Fraser are effective May 1, 2022.

Fraser, a 19-year IAM member, has served as Transportation Coordinator since June 2021. Under the leadership of Johnsen and Fraser, the new Air Transport Territory will continue with the progress made toward securing strong contracts, organizing new members, increasing membership communications, and fighting for increased staffing and other … Read More...

IAM / Southwest Airlines TA Informational Meetings Changes and Additions

April 14, 2022 Admin 0

April 14, 2022

Brothers and Sisters:

Your Negotiating Committee and Stewards from across the USA continue to visit locations on the Southwest Airlines system. These Informational Meetings provide an opportunity for you to ask questions and get answers regarding the Tentative Agreement (TA) reached between District Lodge 142 and Southwest Airlines. Please take note of the following changes and additions to the Southwest Airlines Tentative Agreement Informational Meetings:

April 19
April 20
April 25
April 26
April 26
April 27
April 28
April 28
April 28
April 29

BNA
BNA
SMF
SNA
SJU
BUR
MEM
BUF
LAX
LAX

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True Meaning of Unionism

April 11, 2022 Admin 0

April 11, 2022

Sisters and Brothers who stand together to demand the respect each worker deserves and raise the collective standard of living for all workers. This is the sole purpose of the Association. We, as a team, the IAM and the TWU, joined together in 2015 and became the Association. We have demonstrated the true meaning of Unionism ever since.

The Association is responsible for fighting for and negotiating our industry leading contract with American Airlines which includes the highest wages, strongest scope clause and best overall benefits package. Together, we were instrumental in supporting every member through the … Read More...

Absentee Ballot for District 141 Convention Election

April 11, 2022 Admin 0

The election of delegates from Local Lodge 1725 to the 2022 District 141 Convention will be held on June 9, 2022. In accordance with the IAM Constitution, any member who is entitled to receive an absentee ballot shall submit a request to the Recording Secretary that must be received no later than 30 days before the election.

To request an absentee ballot please download and print the form below and return to the address at the bottom of the form.

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IAM / PSA Airlines 2022 Negotiations Update

April 8, 2022 Admin 0

April 8, 2022

Dear Sisters and Brothers:Negotiations resumed this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with in-person meetings taking place at the Local Lodge 1725 facility in CLT (Charlotte). The full committees for the Union and the Company were present at this meeting.

With the pace we have had thus far, it has allowed to us to get through around 80% of the non-economic proposals with TA’s having been reached in Articles 9, 12, 13, 22, 23, 26 & 27. Of the remaining non-economic portions of the CBA left, Article 10 was a primary focus this week. Dialogue amongst both … Read More...