Our View: Airlines Slowly Returning to Profitability Thanks to PSP

Our View: Airlines Slowly Returning to Profitability Thanks to PSP

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Airlines are rebounding. This is due to many factors, not least of which is the taxpayer-funded Payroll Support Program. This legislation covered the wages for airline workers so carriers could keep them on standby for a quick recovery...

Hawaiian Airlines Negotiations Update

Hawaiian Airlines Negotiations Update

Aloha Sisters and Brothers of Hawaiian Airlines, Last month, we informed you that we were planning a high-level executive meeting between the IAMAW and Hawaiian Airlines the week of July 19, 2021, to discuss the outstanding issues that required more work. These issues...

Union Jobs Are Available

Union Jobs Are Available

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']According to recent studies, a majority of the 157 million active American workers would like to have a union job. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, majorities view employee-run associations and unions favorably and see...

141 Report: The IAM Members Who Train Flight Crews

141 Report: The IAM Members Who Train Flight Crews

Did you know that IAM members train United pilots and flight attendants? This highly skilled and specialized group of 150 IAM members design programs and provide training in aircraft systems and emergency procedures for United’s flight crews. Did you know that IAM...

Tell Your Senator to Pass the PRO Act

Tell Your Senator to Pass the PRO Act

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Most American workers want to join a union but can't. The PRO Act will help fix that. Nearly 60 percent of American workers would join a union if they had the opportunity to do so. American workers almost universally support pensions...

Primer on Inside Organizing Committees

Primer on Inside Organizing Committees

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Inside Organizing Committees, often referred to as "Inside Committees" are a key part of organizing a workplace. Here's a little more information about how they work. Got Union questions? Call or text a Union Representative at (954)...

United Airlines’ Chicago Hub is Renewing Travel Restrictions

United Airlines’ Chicago Hub is Renewing Travel Restrictions

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Exploding Delta Variant case numbers in several regions of the US has caused the City of Chicago to impose a new round of travel restrictions. Starting last Friday, people traveling into the city from Missouri and Arkansas will have to...

141 Report: DEN Local 1886 Committee for American Airlines

141 Report: DEN Local 1886 Committee for American Airlines

Brothers Nic Haberman (Secretary), Mark Chavez (Chairman), and Ed Horvath (Assistant Committee Chair) show that while they represent a smaller group of members at DEN when compared with their counterparts at United, their commitment, activism, and dedication are...

IAM members at Spirit beat the heat with lump sum payments

IAM members at Spirit beat the heat with lump sum payments

[supsystic-social-sharing id='4'] IAM members at Spirit beat the heat with lump-sum payments   Brothers and Sisters,  District 141 members at Spirit Airlines will receive a bonus paycheck after we signed a Letter of Agreement with the carrier this week. The...

United Adds Nearly 150 New Flights to Winter Schedule

United Adds Nearly 150 New Flights to Winter Schedule

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']United Airlines, the largest employer of Machinists and Aerospace Union Members in District 141, is adding nearly 150 flights to its winter schedule.  As demand for travel continues to build, United Airlines is expecting the resurgence...

Machinists Union Member Meets President Biden

Machinists Union Member Meets President Biden

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']IAM District Lodge 66 member Mike Davis recently got the chance of a lifetime to meet President Biden. After the president gave a speech pushing his $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility in...