by Eric Price | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Organizing, Safety, Safety, United
District 141 has just been informed that United Airlines, in an effort to reduce the risk of possible transmission of any virus to our agents who interact with customers, will be installing personal barriers made of Plexiglas in the areas where our agents are most...
by Eric Price | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID, EAP, Education, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, MNPL, Organizing, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized
A Message to The Membership of the IAMAW IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. brings members up to date on the union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resources available to the membership. Visit GoIAM.org Related Stories IAM Veterans Home...
by Eric Price | Apr 12, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized
After unions called on authorities to bring down the cost of parking at Houstons’ airports during the COVID-19 outbreak, Airport Commissioner Mario Diaz announced that free parking passes would be issued for airport workers. Victor Hernandez, Assistant General...
by Eric Price | Apr 11, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, COVID, EAP, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Safety, Safety
Dear Sisters and Brothers, It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the news that one of our own, Carlos Consuegra, a Ramp Services Agent at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, passed away from complications related to COVID-19. Our Brother...
by Eric Price | Apr 7, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home
You can extend your paid sick leave during the COVID-19 Crisis. April 6, 2020 While the CARES Act provides payroll security for airline employees for the next 6 months, the industry is facing a decrease of over 80% in demand for air travel. To reduce costs and limit...
by Eric Price | Apr 6, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, COVID, Featured, Front Page, Home, Home, Safety, Uncategorized, United
CDC recommendations updated to include face coverings. The Centers for Disease Control continue to study the spread of coronavirus in the United States. Last week, they updated recommendations for people in situations where social distancing can be difficult, such as...