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July 3, 2009
District Lodge 143 Hotline:

Having Reservations About The Union?

Today’s hotline message addresses the need to have a Union at Delta – and especially in the Reservation Division.

IAM organizers in the field at various Delta Reservation Centers report that DAL Reservation Agents are being walked off the property and suspended indefinitely for failing to make daily stats. They are also being severely disciplined for minor infractions after being monitored by company supervisors or managers.

How would you like to live in that culture of fear? An environment where on any given day, no matter how hard you work, your failure to meet daily company standards causes you to lose your job? The scariest part is that those daily standards can be changed for the worst, at any time, at the whim of Delta management. Compare that to the workplace at Northwest where Reservation Agents work under an IAM union contract.Read more...
 

Machinists Union Files for AirTran Representation Election

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it has asked the National Mediation Board (NMB) to hold a representation election for more than 2,000 fleet service, passenger service and reservation employees of Orlando-based AirTran Airways.
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Cash for Clunkers Bill Passes

Cash for Clunkers Bill Passes The Senate passed an emergency supplemental spending bill that included a new "cash for clunkers" program based on legislation that Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow authored, the Drive America Forward Act. The bill was already passed by the House of Representatives, so it now goes to President Obama for his signature.

Under the provisions of the bill, consumers may trade in their older vehicles and receive vouchers worth up to $4,500 toward the purchase or qualified lease of a new, more fuel-efficient car or truck.  The $1 billion program provides vouchers for vehicles leased or purchased before November 1, 2009.  Once the bill is signed, the Administration will formalize the program and release detailed information about how it will work.
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New Contract for 5,300 Agents at Southwest

New Contract for 5,300 Agents at SouthwestThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 today announced membership ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with Southwest Airlines. The four-year agreement covers the carrier’s 5,300 customer service and reservation agents and was approved by 54 percent of the members voting.

“This agreement provides financial security for our members while giving Southwest Airlines the stability it needs to continue growing in a very difficult economic climate,” said IAM District 142 President Tom Higginbotham.
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what to expect from the "Union Avoidance" industry

The “Union Avoidance” industry, a term used heavily by employers, employs more than 10,000 lawyers and consultants, and Delta Air Lines managementis no different. These lawyers and consultants are usually called in the moment a company hears that employees are interested in unionizing.

Companies, including Delta Air Lines are charged upwards of thousands of dollars a day, as well as first class expenses, to be trained and advised on how to psychologically manipulate employees in order to attempt to defeat your efforts to bring justice and fairness into the workplace with your IAM contract.
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Health Care Reform Now

Health Care Reform Now Real health care reform is moving quickly in Congress, and critical decisions about the shape of the final legislation are being made right now. Opponents of health care reform, like the insurance companies, are working overtime to weaken or even eliminate key elements of reform.

Our legislative team on Capitol Hill has told us the most critical area of concern is in the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Debbie Stabenow is a member of the Finance Committee, and we need your help to make sure she sides with working families instead of big insurance companies.
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Jobs Data Makes Strong Case for Second Stimulus

Jobs Data Makes Strong Case for Second StimulusExperts warn of continued job loss, suggesting the need for another stimulus package in order to thwart the country’s current economic plunge.

Nouriel Roubini, the economist credited with predicting the current global credit crisis, is reported in Reuters as saying the economy will most likely not recover until the end of the year, and even then growth will continue to be slow.

Roubini says the U.S. unemployment rate will likely reach 11 percent – that’s 2.6 million more people added to the unemployment rolls – before things start to get better.
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Calendar Of Events


Meetings:

Local Lodge 141 meetings are held twice a month. The meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, and take place at the: Local Lodge141 Union Hall, 9335 Middlebelt Road, Romulus, Michigan, 48174 The next meetings are:
  • July 15, 2009: 11:00 p.m., Union Hall
  • July 29,, 2009: Shop Steward Training,
    7 a.m.-6:30 p.m.;
    WIN Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Union Hall
  • August 5, 2009: 6:00 p.m., Union Hall