by Eric Price | Oct 23, 2020 | Community Service Page, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Perusals, Row 2, Video
MNPL Action: Lawmakers Sit Down With Machinist & Aerospace Union Members to Talk About Airline Relief IAM District 141 members in Pennsylvania organized meetings via Zoom last week with two members of Congress: Representative Chrissy Houlihan from the 6th...
by Eric Price | Oct 21, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, COVID, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Three, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
Election officials around the country are dealing with the challenges of running an election unlike any they’ve run before. What was considered a healthy turnout of voters in a regular year could become a COVID superspreader event in 2020. One of the biggest problems...
by Eric Price | Oct 20, 2020 | Airlines, COVID, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Page Four, Perusals, Row 2
The severe downturn in air traffic caused by Covid-19, followed by a slow recovery, will result in a loss of up to 46 million aviation-dependent jobs. The findings come from an industry study by Air Transport Action Group, released this week. Airlines directly support...
by Eric Price | Oct 20, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Hawaiian, MNPL, Page Five, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Philippine, Row 2, Safety, Spirit, Uncategorized, United
Over one million air travelers passed through TSA checkpoints on Sunday. The figure is the highest passenger count since the pandemic began hitting the airline industry in March, but is still just under half of 2019 levels. Airlines still need immediate aid from...
by Eric Price | Oct 19, 2020 | COVID, Featured News, Front Page, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized, United
United Airlines passengers traveling from San Francisco to Hawaii may bypass the state’s quarantine requirements by taking a rapid-result COVID test from the airline. In a collaboration with the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), United customers now...
by Eric Price | Oct 16, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, Education, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, retirement, Row 2, Safety, Video
“Shut ‘Em Down!” Mary Sansom has fought for airline workers for decades, taking on managers, politicians, and even retirement on the way. Sister Mary Sansom was initiated into Local 1833 of the Machinists Union in 1973 when she began working in the...
