Tag: Teamsters
Miami Air International crash in Jacksonville: Statement from Pilot Unio
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 5, 2019 04:02The president of the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224, Captain Daniel C. Wells, released the following statement regarding the Miami Air International Flight 293 incident Friday evening in Jacksonville. Teamsters ... Read More
Dispatchers Ratify Contract With Allegiant Air
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 25, 2019 21:41With close to 90 percent of eligible workers participating, flight dispatchers at Allegiant Air have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement as members of Teamsters Local 986. ... Read More
Frontier Airlines mechanics ratify union contract with Teamsters
Chief Assignment Editor- March 16, 2019 17:10Frontier Airlines mechanics have voted to ratify their most recent contract with the Teamsters by a margin of 96 percent. The agreement will be in effect until March 2023. "We ... Read More
Statement issued after deadly Boeing 767-300 crash in Houston
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 25, 2019 03:25Miami to Houston was a deadly flight for the crew on Atlas Air Worldwide. The Boeing 767-300 crashed out of unknown reason into a bay outside Houston, Texas, killing everyone ... Read More
Shutdown solidarity: Teamsters deliver lunch to unpaid air traffic controllers
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 16:26Yesterday, as a gesture of union solidarity, members of the Teamsters Local 357 Executive Board led a group of Teamsters employed by Republic Airline on a visit to the Indianapolis ... Read More
Southwest Airlines reaches Tentative Agreement with Teamsters
Chief Assignment Editor- January 11, 2019 22:13Southwest Airlines and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union that represents Southwest's Material Specialists, today announced that a Tentative Agreement has been reached. "This Tentative Agreement gives our Material ... Read More
Teamsters to Frontier, Republic: It’s our way or highway
editor- August 4, 2011 05:04WASHINGTON - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the certified union representative of the pilots of Republic Airlines and Frontier Airlines, today filed a lawsuit in U.S. Read More
Hoffa: GOP leaders must end FAA shutdown
editor- July 27, 2011 04:41WASHINGTON - Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said congressional Republicans should act responsibly and end the impasse over Federal Aviation Administration spending. Read More
Teamsters president Hoffa to kick off campaign at new United
editor- February 3, 2011 03:15HUMBLE, Texas – On Thursday, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa will join union members at Continental Airlines to help kick off a campaign to organize fleet service workers and ramp ... Read More
AirTran Airways and the Teamsters agree on new contract
editor- October 22, 2009 07:08In neogtiations so smooth, it is almost unheard of these days, AirTran Airways and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 528 ("Local 528"), announced today the successful membership ratifi Read More
Amerijet’s flight crew elects to strike
editor- August 28, 2009 06:30After unsuccessful negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement covering flight attendants, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) elected to call a strike at Amerijet. Read More
Teamsters strike at Hilton Suites on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
editor- July 4, 2009 00:39Citing unfair labor practices, Teamster employees at Hilton Suites on Chicago's Magnificent Mile have chosen to strike against the hotel, effective today. Read More
Bankruptcy judge rules Frontier Airlines can reject contract with Teamsters
editor- November 4, 2008 06:16WASHINGTON, DC - US Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Drain on Friday granted Frontier Airlines' motion to reject its contracts with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters covering mechanics and mater Read More
Teamsters Rail Conference statement on Metrolink accident
editor- September 19, 2008 04:03WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2008) - The following statement is from Ed Rodzwicz, the president of the Teamsters Rail Conference and National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Read More
Teamsters oppose Frontier’s attempts to subcontract maintenance work
editor- September 12, 2008 05:46DENVER, CO (September 11, 2008) - The Teamsters union on Thursday said it will oppose Frontier Airlines Inc.'s attempt to subcontract maintenance work. Read More