by Eric Price | Oct 20, 2020 | Airlines, COVID, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Page Four, Perusals, Row 2
The severe downturn in air traffic caused by Covid-19, followed by a slow recovery, will result in a loss of up to 46 million aviation-dependent jobs. The findings come from an industry study by Air Transport Action Group, released this week. Airlines directly support...
by Eric Price | Oct 20, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Hawaiian, MNPL, Page Five, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Philippine, Row 2, Safety, Spirit, Uncategorized, United
Over one million air travelers passed through TSA checkpoints on Sunday. The figure is the highest passenger count since the pandemic began hitting the airline industry in March, but is still just under half of 2019 levels. Airlines still need immediate aid from...
by Eric Price | Oct 19, 2020 | COVID, Featured News, Front Page, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized, United
United Airlines passengers traveling from San Francisco to Hawaii may bypass the state’s quarantine requirements by taking a rapid-result COVID test from the airline. In a collaboration with the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), United customers now...
by Eric Price | Oct 16, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, retirement, Row 2, Safety, Video
“Shut ‘Em Down!” Mary Sansom has fought for airline workers for decades, taking on managers, politicians, and even retirement on the way. Sister Mary Sansom was initiated into Local 1833 of the Machinists Union in 1973 when she began working in the...
by Eric Price | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2
The US Census Bureau announced this week it will end all operations to gather data for the 2020 Census at 11:59 PM Hawaii Standard Time on Thursday, October 15, after the Supreme Court agreed to suspend an order from a lower court that extended the timeline for the...
by Eric Price | Oct 14, 2020 | COVID, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Video
A small army of Fighting Machinists took to the streets of Philadelphia this week to encourage union members to get out and vote. In-person early voting is underway in Pennsylvania, and members of IAM Air Transport Local 1776 left voting information on the doors of...
