IAM141 Safety Directors Meet in Chicago to Review GSAP Program

IAM District 141 Safety Reps from United Airlines and American Airlines met at Chicagos Willis Tower on Monday. The Safety Reps and company management went to discuss the GSAP Safety Program United Airlines uses in cooperation with the FAA and the IAM. American Airlines management went to see how the ERC board works to resolve Safety related issues…This video report from IAM Local 1776 Dennis Spencer gives more detail of the very productive meeting.

To our Brothers and Sisters in Texas who have not made contact with United

To our Brothers and Sisters in Texas who have not made contact with United


Please let the Company know you are ok or are in need of help by calling their resource line at 281-553-1164.

Please leave a message containing:

  • 1) Your name
  • 2) Your United ID number
  • 3) That you are safe

If you have a need that you feel they can assist you with, leave them a call back number as well.

Thank you. We continue to pray that you and your families are all safe.

Fraternally yours,

Michael G. Klemm
President and Directing General Chairman
IAMAW District Lodge 141

District 141 Responds to Empty Threat

District 141 Responds to Empty Threat

Good afternoon DL 141 IAM member,

I learned early this morning from several of our AGC’s that a social media message threatening our members at United Airlines had surfaced. Threats against our members regardless of carrier are taken very seriously by the IAM and all of us at District 141. I immediately had a few AGC’s contact their local authorities while I contacted United Airlines senior management. United Airlines to their credit was on top of the situation and had been in contact with the proper authorities. Law enforcement informed United that this was a non-credible threat.

Fortunately this turned out to be an empty threat. However we should always take these threats seriously. I know that the old saying can sometimes sound simple but it’s important, “If you see something, say something.” Better to be safe than sorry.

In Solidarity,

Michael G. Klemm
President and Directing General Chairman
IAMAW District Lodge 141

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United Airlines Members to Receive $2.3m in Final Lump Sum Distribution

United Airlines Members to Receive $2.3m in Final Lump Sum Distribution

United Airlines Members to Receive $2.3m in Final Lump Sum Distribution

December 09, 2016

Beginning December 22, over 26,000 IAM members at United Airlines will receive their final lump sum payout.

The total value of the payout is $2.3 million and is the final contractually-required payout of more than a quarter billion dollars in retro and lump sum payments negotiated by District 141 since 2014.

This payout is in addition to base wage rates in IAM contracts that increased this year by an average of 19% and will increase in 2021 to an average of 32%.

Payments will be made on paychecks through the end of December and will be distributed equally to each eligible IAM member.

“Our members deserve everything they receive because they are an integral part of making United successful again,” said District 141 President Mike Klemm. “These payouts are the result of the continued solidarity shown by our members at United.”

The new agreements, reached in April, also provide a 25% increase to IAM members’ National Pension Plan and improvements to their job security.

United Bonus Payment Protest Period Ended

United Bonus Payment Protest Period Ended

United Bonus Payment Protest Period Ended

July 19, 2016

On Friday, July 15th, the protest period for bonus payments ended.

All IAM-represented members at United Airlines were notified on May 26, 2016 that if they believed there was a discrepancy in the bonus amount received, or that they were omitted from receiving the bonus payment in error, they must submit the discrepancy in writing to District Lodge 141 no later than July 15, 2016.

As part of the IAM-United Airlines limited issue, expedited negotiations each IAM member at United Airlines received a bonus payment of $205 per year of completed service, totaling approximately $100 million. This $100 million was in addition to the $170 million in retroactive and bonus payments received in 2014, totaling more than a quarter of a billion dollars in a little over two years, as well as achieving industry best wage rates as of November 2016 and industry best work protection.

After all protests are processed, any remaining monies will be distributed in equal amounts to the membership. The amount and date of that distribution will be communicated to the membership when we have that information.

 

Bonus for United Airlines members will be distributed Friday, May 27, 2016

Bonus for United Airlines members will be distributed Friday, May 27, 2016

Bonus for United Airlines members will be distributed Friday, May 27, 2016

May 26, 2016

IAM District 141 is happy to announce that the lump sum bonus payments for United Airlines members wil be distributed Friday, May 27, 2016.

Per the recently ratified IAM-United contracts, all eligible employees will receive $205 per year of completed service as a lump sum, bonus payment. This money is well-deserved, as IAM-represented workers at United Airlines are critical to success of our airline. We are responsible for ensuring that United’s passengers arrive safely and on-time to wherever they’re flying, oftentimes under difficult circumstances. We create the product and deserve the rewards.

If any IAM-represented United employee believes that he or she has been omitted from receiving the bonus, or there is an error in the amount received, you must submit the discrepancy in writing no later than July 15, 2016 to:

IAMAW Air Transport District Lodge 141
ATTN: Bonus Issue
1771 Commerce Drive, Suite 103
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Please include your name, address, phone number, email address, location,
employee file number and a brief description of the issue. This information must be received no later than July 15, 2016 to rectify any discrepancy.

Any and all funds that remain after all errors are paid out will be distributed
equally among all eligible employees as soon as reasonably practical.

If you have any questions regarding your eligibility to receive the lump sum, bonus payment, contact your local IAM representative.