The Time to Prepare is Now

May 19, 2020This communication will discuss continuing developments at United Airlines, however, I urge all District Lodge 141 members to read this update. Regrettably, United Airlines and District 141 have disagreed vehemently on how to handle the steep decline in...

United Sued Again for Furloughs After Taking CARES Act Billions Intended to Prevent Cuts to Jobs, Pay

A Maintenance supervisor at United Airlines is suing the airline for its plan to furlough thousands of administrative employees later this month. According to the complaint, Chicago-based supervisor Kenneth England was told that he must take 20 unpaid days off, and...

Ranking Republican on House Ways and Means Committee: Airline Furloughs Under CARES Act “Inappropriate.”

Representative Kevin Brady, the ranking Republican on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has issued a statement calling furloughs by airlines like United, Delta, and JetBlue, "Inappropriate." The statement came after a union member at United Airlines...

United in Remembrance: EWR Honors Friendships, Lives Together

United in RemembranceMembers of Local 914 in Newark remember lives lost, join to lift spirits.Machinists Union members joined co-workers from United and other airport employees in front of Terminal C at Newark Liberty Airport on Wednesday morning to remember 12 United...

Helping Hands Newsletter: Healthy Workplace Relationships

EAP Peers;As many communities and states start to ease the restrictions everyone has been under, there will be concerns about returning to the workplace. For most of us, we have been at work as essential workers. Returning to the workplace isn't an issue because we...

TWU / IAM System Seniority Protest

As required by the recently ratified Association CBAs, American Airlines has posted the updated seniority lists for all classifications. That posting can be found on JetNet at https://people.aa.com/sm/reports/twuiam_seniority/. Association represented employees may...

Letter from Rep. Joseph Kennedy to United CEO

May 12, 2020 Mr. Oscar Munoz Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines, Inc. PO Box 06649 Chicago, IL 60606-0649 Dear Mr. Munoz, I am alarmed by United Airlines’ decision to eliminate 3,400 management and administration positions on October 1, 2020 and reduce...

Airlines Ask the TSA for Temperature Checks.

Airlines need passengers to feel safe. Businesses need to provide excellent customer service to prosper. Temperature checks help achieve these goals. In order to ramp up to recover from the biggest crisis they have faced in decades, airlines need to convince...

Discussing United Lawsuit, Labor Issues with the Valley Labor Report

Mike Klemm, President and Directing General Chair of District 141 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, sits down with the Valley Labor Report to discuss labor issues in the airline industry. Hosts David Story and Jacob Morrison asked...

After IAM’s Pressure, United Backs Off Forced Furlough Plan

///This post originally appeared on GOIAM.ORG The IAM’s campaign and the resulting public outrage against United Airlines has caused the carrier to back away from its illegal scheme to force 15,000 full-time IAM members into part-time positions. After accepting $5...

Helping Hands for May “Mental Health Awareness.”

EAP Peer Coordinators: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In this standard monthly issue, we address several issues about Mental Illness including "What is Mental Illness?," "Why Mental Health is Important," "Can Your Mental Health Change Over...

Congressman: Furloughs Before October “Bad-Faith” Violation of the CARES Act

The Congressman representing communities surrounding Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) in New Jersey, Representative Albio Sires, issued a statement calling airline furloughs after the CARES Act a “Bad-Faith” action by executives. In a letter addressed to outgoing United...