Local Lodge Officers: Update Your Email Address for the Winpisinger Center’s 2022 Call for Leadership Programs
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Calling all Local Lodge officers! Is your current email address on file with the Grand Lodge?The Winpisinger Center is preparing to distribute the 2022 Call for Leadership Programs and, for the first time, it will be distributed...
IAM Transportation Leadership Visits with Airline Members at O’Hare Airport
Discussing critical issues impacting airline workers, Local 1487, based near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, met this week with top leadership at the IAMAW Transportation Territory. Richard Johnsen, IAM Chief of Staff to the International President, joined a delegation from...
Philippine Airlines Faces Ban for Transporting COVID-Infected Passengers
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Hong Kong has banned Manila to Hong Kong flights after authorities say the airline allowed three COVID-infected passengers to travel into the city from the route. The stoppage is the latest troubling indication that the Pandemic is far...
The Ongoing Pandemic Spells Trouble for Airlines
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']While this has been a summer of recovery for the nation's airlines, there are mounting signs that the party could be over. Despite July being a hopeful month for the carrier, American Airlines recently told investors that August...
How the Machinists Union is Critical to the Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']The IAM is proud to be the largest aerospace, airline, and defense labor union in North America. The recent evacuation efforts of thousands of U.S. citizens and allies in Afghanistan have been made possible by IAM members throughout...
141 Report: Summer Fun, Fundraising, and Politics
Dave Lehive was at the Local 1487 Golf Outing last week, where the sold-out event attracted 144 golfers on a beautiful summer day. This was the Chicago local’s biggest fundraising event of the year to benefit Guide Dogs of America and Tender Loving Canines. Dave...
What is United Doing?
What is United Doing? August 25, 2021 As you are likely aware, United Airlines' top management has mandated that all United Airlines employees must have received their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or the only shot of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine,...
Delta Air Lines Will Charge Unvaccinated Employees $200 a Month
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']According to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, employees who refuse to get vaccinated will have to pay a $200 a month insurance surcharge to help offset the financial burden they create for the company.The policy, announced in a memo this week,...
United Airlines: Timeframe for Employee Vaccinations is Tight
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']United Airlines issued a memo on Tuesday laying out the dates by which employees must receive their vaccinations against COVID-19. For those who have yet to get immunized, the timeframes are tight. According to the memo, "every...
With Full FDA Approval, All Military Servicemembers Will Be Vaccinated For COVID-19
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']On Monday, the FDA granted complete General Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The decision means that orders issued by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that all United States military service members must get...
Vaccine Requirements: Here’s How to Apply for an Exemption at United
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']United has done a poor job in communicating its new vaccine requirements to employees. This has (predictably) led to widespread confusion and resentment at the airline. Among the aspects of the policy that have not been clearly...
141 Report: Sean Rosario, Educator at United Lodge 914
Brother Sean Rosario is a 14-year veteran of Continental/United, and as a Lead Ramp Services Agent, has served as a Safety Advocate at EWR for 10 years. Dave Lehive stopped by a Shop Steward training class at Local 914 recently, and impressed by what he saw, he...
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