Carlos Ayala Appointed IAM District 141 Vice President at Large

Carlos Ayala Appointed IAM District 141 Vice President at Large

Carlos Ayala Appointed IAM District 141 Vice President At-LargeIAM141.org2 September 2025Organizer and leader with nearly two decades of service to members  Carlos O. Ayala, a longtime United Airlines Lead Ramp Service Employee at Houston’s Local Lodge 811, has...

The Machinists Union held its Grand Lodge Convention in Las Vegas this week. This year, District 141 was recognized with a special award for its efforts at union organizing. District President, Mike Klemm, was specifically honored for his pioneering efforts in growing the Union, which is expected to add more than ten thousand new union members over the next few years.

 

 

 

United Ground Express Negotiations Update

During these sessions, we focused on Section 4 (Hours of Service), where we exchanged and discussed proposals aimed at improving shift bidding processes and the annual frequency of company-initiated shift bids. We also addressed concerns regarding mandatory overtime...

United Negotiations Update for May 13, 2025

We are making steady progress on the Storekeeper contract proposals put forth by our membership. We held productive conversations on key areas such as increasing the use of 10-hour shifts—especially on midnight shifts—clarifying core work descriptions, and improving...

UGE Negotiations Update

We exchanged and discussed proposals regarding Section 4 (Hours of Service), with a focus on improving work schedules, meal periods, break times, and mandatory overtime—among other topics raised in your surveys and contract proposals.United Ground Express (UGE)...

Justice Department Expected to Block JetBlue / Spirit Merger

Justice Department Expected to Block JetBlue / Spirit Merger

DOJ Expected to Block JetBlue / Sprit MergerIAM141.org March 6, 2023According to two anonymous sources familiar with the matter, the Justice Department plans to file a lawsuit as early as Tuesday to prevent JetBlue's proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit...

Helping Hands March: Finding Help

Helping Hands March: Finding Help

Peer EAP volunteers:        This month Helping Hands features the "find treatment.gov" part of the SAMSHA.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency) web pages. There are a lot of hyperlinks in the electronic version of Helping Hands. I encourage you to...

Helping Hands March: Finding Help

Helping Hands March: Finding Help

Peer EAP volunteers:        This month Helping Hands features the "find treatment.gov" part of the SAMSHA.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency) web pages. There are a lot of hyperlinks in the electronic version of Helping Hands. I encourage you to...

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