by Admin | May 12, 2018 | Legislative
05/12/2018 Dear Brother and Sisters, The Charlotte area Raising Wages NC coalition would like to invite you to join us in Raleigh on May 22nd for a statewide lobby day. We will be urging state legislators that the time to raise the minimum wage is past due. Can we...
by Admin | May 9, 2018 | Negotiations
05/09/2018 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...
by Admin | May 9, 2018 | Negotiations, Southwest Airlines
05/08/2018 Your Negotiating Committee for District 142, along with the General Chairs from District 142 and Grand Lodge representatives, participated in the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees program at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood,...
by Admin | May 5, 2018 | Alaska Airlines, Negotiations
Sisters and Brothers: The joint Alaska Airlines Negotiating Committee continued negotiations with Alaska Airlines management this past week in Seattle, Washington. This session was dedicated to RSSA contract issues. Represented by the Company were: Greg Mays, Vice...
by Admin | May 3, 2018 | Negotiations, Southwest Airlines
05/03/2018 We will be holding our Southwest Airlines Steward Conference May 30-31 (travel days May 29 and June 1). Deadline for registration is this Friday, May 4th. If you haven’t submitted your registration forms, please do so as soon as possible! If you...
by Admin | May 3, 2018 | News
05/03/2018 With By-Law Proposals on the agenda I have had several requests to make our current Local Lodge Bylaws easier to find. The link to our bylaws resides on the Resources page but in addition I have added a direct link on the main menu, under the Resources...
by Admin | May 3, 2018 | News, Scholarships
The officers and staff of District #142 are proud to announce one (1) award of $2,500 and five (5) awards of $1,000 each for the 2018 scholarship competition. The First Prize awardee of $2,500.00: Local Lodge 1782 – Mariah Hoskins The $1,000.00...
by Mike Jones | Apr 24, 2018 | President's Report
04/24/2018 The phrase “Know Your Enemy” is a saying derived from Sun Tzu’s “Art of War.” As a union we often mistake the company as our enemy. The company may be our adversary, but it is not our enemy. The two however are interconnected. As a Union our enemy is...
by Admin | Apr 24, 2018 | Negotiations, Southwest Airlines
04/24/2018 Sisters and Brothers, Just a reminder, the survey for negotiations closes this Saturday. If you haven’t participated in the survey yet, please do so before the end of the week. We need your input to help focus our talks. Please click on this link...
by Admin | Apr 24, 2018 | News
04/24/2018 The House of Representatives Needs to Vote YES on the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R. 4! The House of Representatives will be putting the FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R. 4 to a vote this Thursday, April 26th. We need every IAM member to contact their...
