by Eric Price | Aug 9, 2021 | Front Page, GOIAM Stories, MNPL, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Perusals, Row 2
This Could Be BIG: Labor Department Rules IAM Flight Trainers Covered by Service Contract Act The Labor Department’s Wage and Hour division recently sided with the Machinists Union in its decision that U.S. Air Force contractors employed by FlightSafety Services...
by Eric Price | Aug 6, 2021 | American, COVID, Front Page, Hawaiian, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, United, Video
Dave Lehive gets District 141 President and Directing General Chair Mike Klemm on record with updates and news on negotiations, COVID recovery and vaccinations, and other hot topics. This 141 Report is a must-see! 141 Report: Interview with Mike Klemm, PDGC of...
by Eric Price | Aug 6, 2021 | COVID, Front Page, Page Five, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Safety, United
United Airlines to Require Employee Vaccinations (Survey) Reversing his earlier promise not to be the first to issue vaccine mandates, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby announced that all US-based employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by this fall. This move by...
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 3, 2021 | Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2
IAMAW District 141 Names Three Auditors IAMAW District 141 is welcoming three new Auditors this week. District President Mike Klemm named Faysal Silwany, Helena Thornton, and John Martinez to the new positions last Wednesday. “Our District 141 Auditors serve a...
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....
