by Eric Price | Jul 29, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Row 2, Uncategorized, United
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 airline...
by Eric Price | Jul 28, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Row 2, Uncategorized, United
More than 200 members of Congress have signed a letter supporting a union-backed plan that would prevent mass airline furloughs this fall. The letter, written by the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Representative Peter DeFazio...
by Eric Price | Jul 24, 2020 | Airlines, American, Featured, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2, Uncategorized, United, Video
IAMAW District 141 Video Report: Legislative Action to Prevent Airline Furloughs IAMAW District 141 Legislative Director David Roderick Discusses Legislative Efforts to Extend the CARES Act Furlough Protections This week’s 141 report is about Legislative action...
by Eric Price | Jul 20, 2020 | Airlines, American, Featured News, Front Page, Hawaiian, MNPL, Philippine, Row 2, Spirit, Uncategorized, United
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are supporting a plan that would prevent the mass furloughs of tens of thousands of airline workers this fall by extending current payroll assistance into 2021. Congressman Peter A. DeFazio, who serves as the Chair of the House...
by Eric Price | Jul 17, 2020 | American, COVID, EAP, Row 2, Uncategorized
Sisters and Brothers, This year has been an emotional rollercoaster and stressful year for all of us. We have experienced periods of high stress coupled with periods of good news. Contentious contract talks, ratified contract, COVID 19, CARES Act passes, pandemic...
by Eric Price | Jul 17, 2020 | American, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Organizing, Uncategorized, Video
Philadelphia Remembers Mike Byrd AM Local 1776 American Airlines members say goodbye to our departed brother, Mike Byrd. Crowds of co-workers gathered on Thursday afternoon to say goodby to longtime union member and friend, Mike Byrd. Escorted by his parents, Mike was...
