Get it HERE AGREEMENT by and between US Airways, INC. and the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS ___________________________________________________ PREAMBLE This Agreement is made and entered into this 19th day of July 2014, in accordance with the provisions of Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between…
Category: IAM
Note from Local 514 President Dale Danker
Brothers and Sisters, Your Local 514 Officers have been reviewing the LUS- IAM contract and comparing it to our contract. They have highlighted the benefits and language that would have a positive impact as well as the negative on all title groups represented. There are many questions and concerns about the process on how to…
UNIONS REPRESENTING U.S. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CALL ON DOT TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHED LABOR STANDARDS AND DENY NAI
Washington, DC –The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject an application for a foreign air carrier permit submitted by Norwegian Air International (NAI). In comments filed yesterday, the unions, representing over 80,000…
American and the Frozen Pension Plan
As we all know, AA wanted to do away with our defined pension plan and used bankruptcy as a platform to justify this. The PBGC was on our side and exposed the flawed argument that was proposed by AA. As with all of the questions we receive from the membership, the TWU514 looks to those…
Pensions and the TWU – IAM Joint Agreement
The IAM back in March 2014 concluded discussions with the Board of Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund (IAMNPF) that increased pension benefits by 35 to 45 percent for approximately 17,000 IAM members at United Airlines. “IAM members at United Airlines are covered by the best pension plan in the airline industry, and that plan…
Preferential Hiring of TWU members at US Airways – Letters of Agreement
Shop Steward Training: The TWU-IAM Association Agreement
The July Steward Training covered the upcoming Association Agreement that our membership will soon be voting on. We began the training by going over the Trumka letter that aired his concern of a costly labor battle amongst AFLCIO Unions while not adding a single new member to organized labor. Trumka encouraged the TWU and IAM…
U S AIRWAYS MECHANIC AND RELATED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFIED
Ratification voting was conducted yesterday throughout the system. The tentative agreement has been ratified by a majority of the voting membership. The negotiated pay raises become effective Monday July 21, 2014. Once again we thank you for your support and patience during this process. Fraternally yours, Tom Higginbotham PRESIDENT & DIRECTING GENERAL CHAIR Here is…
US Airways Tentative Agreement Mechanic and Related Dated 6-27-2014
Enclosed in this package, as outlined in the District 142 By-Laws, Article XIII, Section 1, are all changes, plainly marked, for the memberships review. All other terms and conditions contained in the April 3, 2008 LUS (Legacy US Airways) Mechanic and Related Collective Bargaining Agreement will continue to apply as written unless specified within this…
US AIRWAYS TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS REACHED – June 16, 2014
Highlights – Mechanic and Related / Stores Line Maintenance station and job protection Seniority Integration Agreement Pay Increase 3%, DOS on base wages, for all classifications Pay increase 3% Sept. 2014 on base wages for all classifications. Minimum 3% Sept 2015 based on pay rate adjustment as outlined in the existing AA/TWU mechanic and related…