The IAMAW Has Filed for an Injunction to Stop Unlawful Furloughs at United Airlines

by Eric Price | May 6, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Row 2, United

Today the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAM”) filed a lawsuit against United Airlines in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Mike Klemm, President and Directing General Chair of IAM District Lodge...

The Furloughs at United are Illegal

by Eric Price | May 5, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Uncategorized, United

United management is violating the CARES Act and the RLA and purposely violating our contracts during this illegal, furlough from full-time to part-time. I’ve been with United Airlines for nearly 30 years. I’ve unfortunately been involved with numerous furloughs, all...

Senator to United: Put CARES Act Money in Paychecks, or Give it Back

by Eric Price | May 3, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, MNPL, Uncategorized, United

Senator Josh Hawley issued a warning to United Airlines: use the $5 Billion of CARES Act money to keep your workforce intact… or give the money back. In a series of Tweets, the Republican Senator from Missouri explained how he was approached by several IAMAW members...

United Executives Want to Take Taxpayer-Funded Employee Paycheck Support for Themselves. This Texas Congresswoman Says No.

by Eric Price | May 2, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, United

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has come out in support of the airline workers at United Airlines targeted for furloughs by United Airlines after the carrier accepted billions in taxpayer-funded support to avoid job cuts.  “The CARES Act and the Paycheck...

“This is Why We’re Fighting.” IAMAW District 141 President Klemm Addresses United’s Violation of the CARES Act

by Eric Price | May 1, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Uncategorized, United

Incoming United CEO Kirby Initiates Forced Layoffs, Violates Contracts While Taking Billions of Taxpayer-Funded Airline Bailout Money. This morning, United Airlines announced it will cut the pay and benefits of all full-time IAM members at United Airlines. Not only is...

New COVID-19 Safety Measures at United

by Eric Price | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Organizing, Safety, Safety, United

District 141 has just been informed that United Airlines, in an effort to reduce the risk of possible transmission of any virus to our agents who interact with customers, will be installing personal barriers made of Plexiglas in the areas where our agents are most...