Local Lodge 2909 Dispensation
Spirit / JetBlue Merger Statement
28 July 2022 To our Sisters and Brothers of Spirit Airlines, This morning, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines announced plans to merge to create the nation’s fifth largest carrier. Spirit Airlines shareholders yesterday rejected Frontier Airlines’ bid to merge and cleared the way for JetBlue’s $3.8 billion all-cash offer to combine the two carriers. […]
Important Information Regarding Local Lodge Elections
NO LOCAL LODGE MEETING IN JULY
Dear Sisters and Brothers, As a reminder, per our bylaws there will be no Local Lodge meeting this month, July 2022. We hope everyone had a fun, safe 4th of July weekend.
IAM/Southwest Airlines Grievance Summit
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your General Chairs along with your President Directing General Chair John Coveny met with the Southwest Labor Administration Department and Senior Director of CS&S On June 27th-28th 2022. The Company presented your GCs with information on mock bidding and virtual training for CS&S for remote operations. We will continue to monitor […]
IAMAW/ALASKA AIRLINES TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS AND RATIFICATION SCHEDULE
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your Union Representatives will be present in each location to explain changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreements for which you will have an opportunity ask questions to ensure full understanding of what you are being asked to vote on. Only members in good standing will be allowed to participate in the ratification process. […]
IAMAW/ALASKA AIRLINES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Your Union leaders met with Alaska Airlines representatives during the week of June 13-16, 2022. During these meetings, your leadership is pleased to announce a Tentative Agreement (TA) has been reached to extend the existing contracts with Alaska Airlines for both the RSSA and COPS agreements. In the coming days, the […]
Juneteenth Celebration 2022
Dear Sisters and Brothers: In June of 2021, President Biden signed legislation to make June 19th, better known as Juneteenth, our nation’s 12th federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, two years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1863, when Union troops, under the command of Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in […]
IAM / Southwest Airlines Membership Communications Week 1
Dear Sisters and Brothers: We have completed the first week of calls to over 3000 of our members. We will continue until we call each member from Southwest Airlines. We have had a high percentage of contacts along with numerous return calls. If you missed your call and wish to share your opinion, contact information […]
United Negotiations Update: Job Security Talks Continue
Contract negotiations continued this week in Chicago, IL. IAM and United negotiators focused exclusively on IAM members’ top priority, which is job security. We are cautiously optimistic we can reach agreement on key issues related to protecting our jobs. Our approach to this issue is multi-faceted and focused on protecting our work from outsourcing, ensuring […]