141 Report: Safety Director for Hawaiian Airlines, Ku’ulei McGuire

141 Report: Safety Director for Hawaiian Airlines, Ku’ulei McGuire

141 Report: Safety Director for Hawaiian Airlines, Ku’ulei McGuire

YouTube
4 Februrary 2022

Sister Ku’ulei McGuire joins the 141 Report from Honolulu Hawaii as she talks about her new position as IAM District 141 Safety Director at Hawaiian Airlines. Podcast Host Brother Dave Lehive talks to her about what her goals are in making the workplace safer for union members at her carrier.

IAM District Lodge 141 Report with Host Dave Lehive is a weekly podcast featuring Machinist Union Members and Allies of the Labor Movement. Our Video report airs every Friday at 2:00 PM EST (1:00 CST) on Facebook and Youtube and is also on Spotify.

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February Helping Hands: Healthy Relationships

EAP Directors:

 

Healthy relationships don’t look the same for everyone since people have different needs. Each partner’s specific needs around communication, affection, space, shared hobbies, values, and so on may change throughout life. A relationship that works in your 20s may be nothing like the relationship you want in your 50’s. Relationships that don’t align with more traditional definitions of a relationship can still be healthy.

Bryan Hutchinson, M.S.
EAP Director
bhutchinson@iam141.org
Cell: 303-229-5117

141 Report: Union-Made Safety Program at American Airlines

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This week on the 141 Report, the topic is the Ground Safety Action Program at American Airlines. Association Safety Advocates, IAM 141/1776 Dennis Spencer and TWU Local 568 Mitch Lieberman brief the viewers about concerns Association members have with safety reporting at American.

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IAM District 141, United Airlines Confirm Dates to Begin the Expedited Collective Bargaining Process.

 

In December, we reported that, based on input from the membership, we could reach an agreement with United through expedited negotiations, as was done in 2016.

We expect to reach an agreement that delivers the improvements demanded in the surveys and the contractual gains you deserve.

IAM members at United stepped up to help our airline navigate through some of the toughest years in airline industry history. Throughout these negotiations, you can rest assured that we will reiterate this fact to United Airlines management.

We will meet with the Company starting the week of February 14. We will then follow up with meeting dates for the weeks of February 28, March 14, March 28, and April 11. We will provide weekly updates following these meetings.

Thank you for your incredible support as we negotiate a contract worthy of your hard work and dedication.

In Solidarity,

Your District 141 Negotiating Committee

Olu Ajetomobi
Joe Bartz
Victor Hernandez
Barb Martin
Andrea’ Myers
Terry Stansbury

Faysal Silwany
Erik Stenberg
Sue Weisner

Michael G. Klemm

President & Directing General Chair,
IAMAW District 141

Recording Secretaries: Please print and post on all IAMAW bulletin boards.

Full Text of Hawaiian Airlines Tentative Agreement is Ready

Full Text of Hawaiian Airlines Tentative Agreement is Ready

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Tentative Agreement Reached at Hawaiian Airlines

Sisters and Brothers,

As promised last week, the proofing process for the Tentative Agreements at Hawaiian Airlines is complete, and we are happy to present them to you this morning for review. These proposals are the product of countless hours of work by your negotiators, and you can be proud of the job they’ve done on your behalf. If ratified, these five-year pacts will lock in the highest pay rates for covered workgroups in the history of Hawaiian Airlines. They will create a much fairer work environment for part-timers and promote a healthier work-life balance by making mandatory overtime more costly for the company.

Please take some time to carefully review the full, finalized text of your specific Tentative Agreement. Your negotiators are eager to answer any questions you may have, so please do not hesitate to contact them.

We enthusiastically encourage all Machinists Union members at Hawaiian Airlines to support this effort and vote in favor of ratification. The date for this crucial vote is set for February 16. Contact your Local Lodge for exact polling locations and times.

In Solidarity,

Mike Klemm

President and Directing General Chair,
IAMAW District 141

District 141
Shannon Robello

Stacey Williams
Meki Pei
Sione Olevao
Arthur Croker
Joy Himuro
Ku’ulei McGuire

Dave Suplee

President and Directing General Chair,
IAMAW District 142

District 142
Derek Morto
Robert Hetchman
David Calistro
David Figueira

Recording Secretaries: Please print and post on all IAMAW bulletin boards.

Here’s Why Airlines Are So Worried About 5G

Here’s Why Airlines Are So Worried About 5G

Here’s Why 5G Is Such a Big Deal For Airlines in the US Right Now

IAM141.org
19 January 2022

Airlines are concerned that recent rollouts of 5G service by Verizon and AT&T could interfere with sensitive flight instruments, laying the groundwork for flight disruptions on a mass scale, starting today.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows telecom companies to broadcast 5G near a frequency spectrum that airlines use to operate their radio altimeters. Those instruments tell pilots how close their aircraft is to the ground and alert them to other potential terrain hazards. Because of the potential risk of interference to these instruments from 5G signals, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is preparing to impose safety restrictions that will forbid aircraft from flying near areas with strong 5G activity. The problem for airlines in the U.S. is, unlike in other nations, these powerful signals are allowed to operate directly in the paths of aircraft as they approach and depart from large international airports in the U.S. 

According to airlines, without emergency action by the Federal Government, catastrophic air travel and shipping disruptions could occur as flights find they cannot safely fly near areas with high 5G usage. The impacts these disruptions could create are hard to overstate. Industry experts are warning that as many as 350,000 passenger flights could experience delays and diversions – or canceled entirely, as a direct result of 5G deployment near airports. Another 5,400 cargo flights could see disruptions – potentially worsening inflationary supply chain issues and slowing vaccine shipments. In total, more than 32 million people will experience at least some pain from this debacle – travelers and those who depend on air cargo, according to airlines.

For their part, telecommunications companies such as Verizon and AT&T, along with the FCC, say that mitigation efforts are in place that will prevent 5G from posing a danger to aircraft. For example, in 2020, the FCC set up a buffer frequency between the frequency used by 5G and that used by airlines. Until airlines actually begin interacting with 5G areas, say telecom companies, the real risks posed by 5G are unknown and may be minimal. The two telecom giants have agreed to postpone rollout of their 5G services near some, but not all, airports in the U.S. 

However, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson are asking the FCC to put off activation of 5G near “priority airports” until airlines can better understand the potential risks to their operations. International carriers are also concerned about flying into the U.S., and have begun cancelling flights into and out of America.

The two telecommunications companies that run 5G networks have ridiculed any safety concerns as ignoring the laws of physics. In a letter to Buttigieg, CEOs from the two companies pointed out that US-based carriers are flying safely in and out of French airports, which already have 5G, with no apparent issues. 

However, in a joint letter to the Transportation Department, airlines in the U.S. responded by saying that French laws require telecom companies to operate at much weaker power levels whenever interference with aircraft could be an issue. Additionally, they say, French 5G occupies a frequency that is a safer distance from that used by aircraft in that country. 

Nations with 5G infrastructure, including Japan, Europe, Australia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, all have additional safeguards not used in the U.S., say airlines. These safety measures are why there are fewer aviation-related 5G safety concerns in those nations – not because the laws of physics are different internationally. 

This morning, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) called for targeted delays of 5G deployment near U.S. airports until the FAA can determine if the technology can be safely deployed.