by Eric Price | May 11, 2020 | COVID, Featured News, Front Page, Organizing, Row 2, United
Mike Klemm, President and Directing General Chair of District 141 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, sits down with the Valley Labor Report to discuss labor issues in the airline industry. Hosts David Story and Jacob Morrison asked...
by Eric Price | May 11, 2020 | GOIAM Stories
///This post originally appeared on GOIAM.ORG The IAM’s campaign and the resulting public outrage against United Airlines has caused the carrier to back away from its illegal scheme to force 15,000 full-time IAM members into part-time positions. After accepting $5...
by Eric Price | May 11, 2020 | EAP, Featured, Helping Hands, Uncategorized
EAP Peer Coordinators: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In this standard monthly issue, we address several issues about Mental Illness including “What is Mental Illness?,” “Why Mental Health is Important,” “Can Your...
by Eric Price | May 9, 2020 | Front Page
The Congressman representing communities surrounding Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) in New Jersey, Representative Albio Sires, issued a statement calling airline furloughs after the CARES Act a “Bad-Faith” action by executives. In a letter addressed to outgoing United...
by Eric Price | May 9, 2020 | MNPL
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) called out United Airlines for its attempt to furlough thousands of front-line essential workers. The carrier tried the move after accepting billions of taxpayer dollars that it promised to use on payroll costs but reversed course...