by Eric Price | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured News, Front Page, JetBlue, MNPL, Perusals, Recent News, Row 2, Spirit, Transportation Territory, Uncategorized
Federal Judge Slaps Down JetBlue-Spirit Merger, Citing Competition Concerns Federal Judge Slaps Down JetBlue-Spirit Merger, Citing Competition Concerns IAM141.org 16 January 2024 U.S. District Judge William Young blocked the $3.8 billion attempt by Jetblue to purchase...
by Eric Price | Oct 18, 2022 | American, Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Spirit
Dennis Spencer Named Safety Director for American, Spirit Members Safety18 October 2022 Dennis Spencer, Safety Chairman from Local Lodge 1776, has been appointed to Safety Director for District 141, overseeing safety programs for Union Members at American Airlines and...
by Eric Price | Aug 9, 2022 | Front Page, JetBlue, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Spirit, Uncategorized
The JetBlue-Spirit Merger and the Risk to Job Security Organizing9 August 2022 The JetBlue and Spirit merger presents a significant risk to the job security of those workers who do not have contractual employment protections. Why? “Asset divestitures can smooth...
by Eric Price | Aug 1, 2022 | Front Page, GOIAM Stories, JetBlue, Organizing, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Spirit, Uncategorized
Machinists Union Says Defending Workers’ Rights is the Top Priority in JetBlue-Spirit Tie-Up Organizing8 July 2022 JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines this morning announced that the two airlines plan to merge to create the nation’s fifth largest carrier. Spirit...
by Eric Price | Feb 8, 2022 | Front Page, JetBlue, Page Five, Page Four, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Spirit, Uncategorized
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by Eric Price | Nov 5, 2021 | Front Page, Organizing, Page Five, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Spirit, Uncategorized
98% At Spirit Vote YES on New Contract! Following nearly seven months of concentrated negotiations, union members at Spirit Airlines voted to approve a five-year contract with the airline by an astonishing 98% margin. The agreement will include retroactive pay...
