by Eric Price | Aug 5, 2021 | Front Page, Organizing, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2
The American Labor Movement Loses an Icon Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, has died at the age of 72. His cause of death has yet to be announced. This post has been updated to include a reaction from IAMAW International President, Robert Martinez. Reaction...
by Eric Price | Aug 5, 2021 | Education, Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Row 2
IAM Reopens Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to In-Person Classes With COVID-19 protocols in place, the IAM reopened its classrooms this week at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, to participants resuming in-person...
by Eric Price | Aug 3, 2021 | Front Page, JetBlue, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Perusals, Row 2
Survey: 82% of JetBlue Ground Workers Worry About Getting Fired A recent survey of 900 Ground Operations workers at JetBlue found that a stunning 82% of respondents reported fearing they might lose their jobs as the pandemic ravaged the airline industry in 2020....
by Eric Price | Aug 2, 2021 | Education, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
August 1, 2021 On behalf of the District Lodge 141 Scholarship Committee, I am pleased to announce the results of the Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Award competition for 2021. The top award of $2,000 goes to Anabel DeJesus of Spring, Tex. Anabel is the daughter...
by Eric Price | Jul 29, 2021 | Front Page, Organizing, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2
Passenger Rage is So Bad the TSA is Offering Free Self Defense Classes Amid a wave of violent attacks from passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is restarting self-defense classes designed specifically for flight crews and gate agents. The...
by Eric Price | Jul 28, 2021 | Airlines, American, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Row 2, United
Our View: Airlines Slowly Returning to Profitability Thanks to PSP Airlines are rebounding. This is due to many factors, not least of which is the taxpayer-funded Payroll Support Program. This legislation covered the wages for airline workers so carriers could keep...
