by Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | American Airines, Announcements, Breaking News, News
August 27, 2020 As you all know American has announced that, barring intervention from Congress, it intends to begin furloughs October 1st. Your Association leadership was only provided with the reduction information late last night. We have met with the...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | American Airines, Breaking News, IAM District 142, IAM Transportation Department, News
August 25, 2020 Currently, most of our members are at work, receiving a paycheck and have their benefits still intact, even though the airline industry has taken a severe hit because of COVID-19. This is possible due to the Paycheck Support Program (PSP) contained in...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | American Airines, Breaking News, IAM Transportation Department, News
August 26, 2020 American Airlines announced plans to eliminate the jobs of “at least” 40,000 employees. The furloughs would begin within hours of the expiration of the Payroll Support Program (PSP), the section of the CARES Act scheduled to end on October 1, just over...
by Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | American Airines, Breaking News, IAM Transportation Department, News, Uncategorized
August 25, 2020 The Paycheck Support Program contained in the CARES Act is set to expire on October 1, 2020. Carriers are making plans on how to deal with its loss, and the outlook doesn’t look good for airline workers. American Airlines is expected to announce...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2020 | American Airines, News
July 30, 2020 After a majority of the U.S. House indicated support for a “clean extension” of the airline Payroll Support Program, the IAM is now calling on U.S. Senators to step in to save the jobs of hundreds of thousands of airline workers. The Senate will soon go...
by Admin | Jul 28, 2020 | American Airines, News
July 28, 2020 The IAM along with other aviation unions are lauding 223 bipartisan members of Congress for calling for an extension of the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) through March 31, 2021. The program, which allocated grants to commercial airlines and...