Our Union Remembers

by Eric Price | May 25, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Home, Home, Uncategorized

On Behalf of a Grateful Union This Memorial Day, we remember with pride. On this Memorial Day, we remember and honor all those who gave their lives in service to our country. Let us also extend our deepest gratitude for those women and men who lost their lives serving...

Union Members at American Get $3,000 Bonuses This Week

by Eric Price | May 21, 2020 | American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Home, Organizing

Honoring Agreements, Union Members at American Get Bonuses This Week Bonuses budgeted before the coronavirus pandemic spread widely in the United States are scheduled to go out today and tomorrow to union members in fleet service and aircraft maintenance at American...

Machinists Union to Delta and JetBlue: You Are Not Above the Law

by Eric Price | May 21, 2020 | Airlines, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Home, Home, MNPL, United

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today reiterated its demand that Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways restore workers’ pay and benefits. Delta and JetBlue combined have accepted approximately $6.5...

A Slow but Steady Airline Recovery is Happening

by Eric Price | May 20, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Home, Home, MNPL, Uncategorized, United

Shares of several airlines have seen a sharp increase in value over the past week, as more travelers begin a slow return, prompting carriers to add more routes and flights to their schedules. While overall demand remains at critical levels, we now have the first clear...

The Time to Prepare is Now

by Eric Price | May 19, 2020 | American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Home, Home, Uncategorized, United

May 19, 2020 This communication will discuss continuing developments at United Airlines, however, I urge all District Lodge 141 members to read this update.  Regrettably, United Airlines and District 141 have disagreed vehemently on how to handle the steep decline in...

Ranking Republican on House Ways and Means Committee: Airline Furloughs Under CARES Act “Inappropriate.”

by Eric Price | May 15, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, United

Representative Kevin Brady, the ranking Republican on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has issued a statement calling furloughs by airlines like United, Delta, and JetBlue, “Inappropriate.” The statement came after a union member at United...