On Wednesday, August 5, 2015, the initial meeting between the IAM and Southwest Airlines opened the negotiations for the Source of Support represented group. It was an exchange of documentation: the list of the covered group and job descriptions. A review of the current collective bargaining agreement that covers the CS&S Reps and the Customer […]
On Friday, May 1st, the National Mediation Board (NMB) issued their ruling on the Union’s filing to accrete the Source of Support (SOS) group. The Union made the initial filing with the NMB after a majority of the SOS employees signed authorization cards seeking union representation. The NMB found that those employees who signed the […]
Southwest Airlines and the International Association of Machinists celebrated the signing of a labor contract that secures the services of nearly 7,000 customer service and reservation agents. Click on the story for the video.
The following is a basic format for the year 2015 District #142 Scholarship Program and is intended for the guidance of all members and legal children of members who may be eligible to participate in the competition. The competition will be open to all members in good standing of District Lodge 142 as of February […]
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFIED Ratification voting was conducted yesterday throughout the system. The tentative agreement has been ratified by a majority of the voting membership. The negotiation committee would like to thank you for your patience and support in achieving another industry leading contract. Fraternally, David Supplee PRESIDENT-DIRECTING GENERAL CHAIR Ann Pantano Liu […]
Introducing IAM Mobile 3.0 – 21st Century Labor Union – IAMAW. INTRODUCING IAM MOBILE 3.0 Welcome to IAM Mobile 3.0 the single app for all devices. This page provides access to the IAM Mobile 3.0 app, here are just some of the features available: IAM Journal iMail Machinist News Network videos IAM Territory pages […]
The ratification vote on the Southwest Airlines tentative agreement will be Tuesday, December 2, 2014
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it reached a tentative agreement with Southwest Airlines covering approximately 6,500 Passenger Service and Reservations Agents. The four year tentative accord contains wage improvements that preserve the highest base wage rates in the airline industry, a signing bonus, industry-best job security provisions, maintains the highest […]