Spirit / JetBlue Merger Statement

Spirit / JetBlue Merger Statement28 July 2022 To our Sisters and Brothers of Spirit Airlines, This morning, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines announced plans to merge to create the nation's fifth largest carrier. Spirit Airlines shareholders yesterday rejected...

“CONTRACT NOW!” Union Solidarity Actions Around the Nation As Talks Stall

CONTRACT NOW!: Machinists Union Members at Sister San Francisco Local Lodges 1781 and 1782 Member Appreciation Solidarity Day pose with Contract Now! signs. Talks with United Airlines have stalled over the issue of job security, according to union negotiators. In...

Machinists Advocate for Middle-Class Jobs, Trade Adjustment Assistance at Global Supply Chain Forum

Machinists Advocate for Middle-Class Jobs, Trade Adjustment Assistance at Global Supply Chain ForumLegislative Goals25 July 2022Since late 2021, the economy has suffered debilitating setbacks primarily due to wrinkles in the global supply chain. As a result, President...

Message from JetBlue Organizers: Personal Time Has Value

Remember who you're really working for: Managers think that our jobs should be the most important things in our lives and that everything else should come second. They think that we should put aside things like family, building memories, and just doing nothing at all...

United Airlines Negotiations Update: Contract Negotiations Break Down

IAM141, United Airlines Contract Negotiations Break Down18 July 2022 IAM District 141 and United Airlines management met briefly last week in Chicago, IL, to review United management's "comprehensive" job security proposal. According to the Company, its proposal was...

United CSRs in California: Important Information Re: MAP Devices

ATTENTION All California CSR's: Important Information Re: MAP DevicesDistrict Lodge 141, along with Local Lodge 1782, addressed the MAP Device Protection Program. United attempted to implement a policy that seems to require that United Airlines' workers who have been...

Letter from JetBlue Crewmembers: JetBlue Outsourcing at LGA and BOS – What’s Next?

Primeflight supervisor working in LGA bagroom, June 11 2022. JetBlue is moving it's assets in LGA to Terminal B in preparation for it's 'de-facto merger' with American Airlines. JetBlue is also seeking to merge with Spirit Airlines in a hostile takeover. JetBlue, as...

July Helping Hands: Cultural Awareness

EAP Peer Volunteers: For July we address Cultural Awareness. Culture is defined, and why being culturally aware is important and how to develop cultural awareness are covered. All of us can benefit by increasing our knowledge of other cultures, their practices, and...

IAM Awards Scholarships at Aviation High School Graduation

IAM Awards Scholarships at Aviation High School GraduationService to the Community11 July 2022Aviation High School recently held its annual graduation ceremony, the first in-person event since the pandemic. 480 students received their high school diploma, with many...

Lodge 811’s Ongoing Commitment to Community: Toy Drive for Pediatric Cancer Patients

Home Town Pride: Lodge 811 Continues A Long-Standing Commitment to Community Service with Annual Toy Drive for Pediatric Cancer PatientsCommitment To the Community: Local 811 Toy Drive for Pediatric Cancer PatientsService to the Community11 July 2022Local Lodge 811’s...

JetBlue Union Organizing Effort Heats Up

Tristan "Lion" Dutchin (center, light brown shirt) was instrumental in the historic campaign to bring union rights to the Amazon Staten Island Facility, the first such victory in the history of the trillion-dollar company.. He is lending his insights and support to...

Starbucks, Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing Everywhere

Summer of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target, and AppleLabor Notes5 July 2022Written by Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay.Baristas from across the country gathered at the Labor Notes Conference this month. As more stores...