by Eric Price | Jul 16, 2020 | American, COVID, Front Page, The Association, Uncategorized
To: TWU/IAM Membership From: TWU/IAM Staff Date: 7.16.2020 RE: WARN Letter This is an informational note to address the fact that American Airlines has issued WARN letters to members of the Association. Let’s start by talking about what a WARN letter is. The...
by Eric Price | Jul 16, 2020 | American, COVID, EAP, Front Page, MNPL, Uncategorized, United
SFO Local 1781 and 1782 Conduct 3 Days of Briefings to Help Members Prepare Chris Lusk, IAM District 141 Educator and Vice President of 1781, briefs the membership about efforts their local is taking to prepare for the potential of large-scale labor that major...
by Eric Price | Jul 15, 2020 | COVID, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2, Uncategorized
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Over the last four months, we have experienced the devastating effects of COVID-19. Many of us have lost family and friends, and just about all of us know someone whose life was cut short due to this vicious virus. In addition to the human...
by Eric Price | Jul 14, 2020 | Education, Front Page, Organizing, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events
The deadline for entering the Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest has been extended to July 24th, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. District 141 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is offering six $1,000 scholarships and one...
by Eric Price | Jul 9, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Row 2, Uncategorized, United
En Español /// To IAM members at United Airlines: Yesterday, as required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, United Airlines informed the IAM that 12,645 District 141-represented workers could be furloughed as soon as October 1, 2020. It...
by Eric Price | Jul 2, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2, Uncategorized
The IAM is among several labor unions urging Congress to extend a provision of the CARES Act coronavirus relief law as an effort to thwart airline executives threatening to lay-off several workers in the fall. The IAM signed a letter asking the federal lawmakers to...
