EAP Helping Hands for March: How to Prioritize Bills When You Can’t Pay Them All

Peer EAP Coordinators: Continuing our effort to anticipate the needs of our members, this special edition focuses on finances. Specifically, prioritizing how you spend money during critical situations and being able to survive a crisis. There is a list of governmental...

Vote Results: TWU-IAM Ratifies New Contracts at American Airlines!

The TWU-IAM Association today announced its American Airlines membership overwhelmingly ratified contracts covering more than 30,000 Mechanic & Related (including Maintenance Control Technicians & Maintenance Training Specialists), Fleet Service and Material...

IAMAW District 141 President Mike Klemm on the Stimulus Package: “Help is on the Way.”

Sisters and Brothers, Working almost around the clock since Monday, the leadership of the House of Representatives and the US Senate engaged in negotiations to produce a historic $2 trillion stimulus bill that provides significant relief to our nation’s health care...

Federal Aid Package to Airlines Has a Gaping Hole and Needs to Be Fixed NOW

The federal aid package presented by the Senate, which is expected to be voted on shortly contains a huge problem that could affect every airline worker in the United States. The proposed legislation currently has NO protection against opening up existing collective...

Association Update: JCBA Voter Guide

ASSOCIATION UPDATE /// March 23, 2020 As we move closer to the ratification vote for the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements with American Airlines, we wanted to provide the members with a sample of the information that will be provided over the next few days via...

Association Update: AA Ratification Voting Will be Done Electronically

The TWU-IAM Association /// March 19, 2020 Due to worsening circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus crisis in the United States, the TWU/IAM Association leadership has determined to make a change in the voting procedures for the ratification of the tentative Joint...

March Helping Hands EAP Newsletter: Coping With Coronavirus

EAP Peer Coordinators: Coronavirus has changed everything. All Airlines have experienced a severe drop off of load factors associated with reduced flying due to governmental flying restrictions. This special edition addresses the situation by looking at how to...

IAMAW District 141 PDGC Mike Klemm Calls for Immediate Action to Save Airline Jobs

IAMAW District 141 ///// Sisters and Brothers, In recent weeks, many of you have contacted your local union representatives, Assistant General Chairpersons or me directly to express your fears of possible pay cuts, furloughs or the likelihood of your carrier going...

URGENT: Tell Congress to Save Airline Jobs

IAMAW Transportation Territory ///Dear Sisters and Brothers, In response to the unprecedented destruction of demand for air travel due to COVID-19, US airlines are considering draconian measures to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. US airlines have slashed...

A Situation Unparalleled in Our Lifetime

IAMAW Transportation Territory /// March 16, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers, The change enveloping our industry is unprecedented. Each day brings us new revelations about where COVID-19 is spreading and how it is being transmitted. We wake up each day and learn about...

District 141 PDGC Mike Klemm Responds to United Statement Re: COVID-19

Dear United Member, I’m sure by now most of you have had a chance to read the communication put out by Oscar Munoz and Scott Kirby last night. I want to start off by commending both men and their teams for keeping the IAM completely informed with the dire financial...

CORONAVIRUS: COVID-19 Be Vigilant. Be Prepared. Don’t Panic.

AFL-CIO//////////// Read Original Version The COVID-19 outbreak is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It has spread rapidly around the globe and now throughout the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the outbreak as a pandemic....