by Eric Price | Jul 31, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Row 2, Safety, Uncategorized
A Conversation About Union-Level Safety Activism With Dennis Spencer Gate-Side Airline Safety Activism, Created, Directed and Maintained by Front-Line Union Members Brother Spencer has been fighting for workers safety since 2008, when he became the Safety Chair for...
by Eric Price | Jul 27, 2020 | Community Service, Featured, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, MNPL, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized
The Sunday, July 26 anniversary of the signing of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a good time to reflect on how to empower and support workers with differing abilities that we see and interact with every day, whether we realize it or not. The ADA is...
by Eric Price | Jul 23, 2020 | Airlines, COVID, Featured, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2, Safety, Uncategorized, United
July 24, 2020 To IAM-represented workers at United Airlines: IAM District 141 and United Airlines have come to an agreement for a new 12-month Voluntary Partial Pay Leave (VPPL) program. The VPPL will provide 25 percent pay continuation, medical and dental coverage at...
by Eric Price | Jul 10, 2020 | COVID, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Row 2, Safety, Safety
Johns Hopkins University, the world’s foremost research facility in the war against COVID-19, is offering a free online course for anyone interested in training for a job as a contact tracer. A key strategy for confronting the COVID-19 pandemic has become...
by Eric Price | Jun 24, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2, Safety, Uncategorized
Image via Pinterest The governors of California and Texas, two big states with major airline hubs in them, say residents need to start wearing masks and taking COVID-19 seriously, or the states might be forced to shut back down. Pre-pandemic, an estimated 143.6...
by Eric Price | Jun 22, 2020 | COVID, Front Page, Row 2, Safety, Safety
The IAM joined other labor organizations representing millions of workers across North America calling on Congress to protect every citizen’s right to vote during these unstable times. The coalition is encouraging expanded online voter registration, extended early...
