Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

August 2, 2014 Newsletter

Airline Industry News  Governmental and Regulatory  The US Department of Transportation issued a final rule aimed at providing an additional layer of protection to the shipment of lithium batteries, which are used to power mobile phones and laptops.  Airlines, Industry and Labor  Boeing plans to build the 787-10 entirely at its plant in South Carolina, bypassing

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July 19, 2014 Newsletter

Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition Recommends Single Standard for Drug Testing Programs for Foreign and Domestic Repair Stations  The Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition (TAMC) called for the implementation of a single standard of drug testing for airline mechanics in its comments submitted today to the FAA on its proposed rulemaking, (Docket No. FAA-2012-1058), for required drug

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July 12, 2014 Newsletter

Airline Industry News  Governmental and Regulatory  The Federal Aviation Administration's  recent efforts to clarify and define its role in regulating the use of model aircraft has some hobbyists upset about what they see as the agency's overreaction to a couple of unusual incidents.Airlines, Industry and Labor  Boeing is close to sealing deals with as many

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July 5, 2014 Newsletter

GoJets Negotiating Update  The negotiating Committee spent the majority of the past week (June 23rd) working on IBT 618 Pilot Group Steward Elections. Preparation work was done on Section 8 – (Scheduling). IBT National Representatives, Captains Paul Alves and Rick Dubinsky, IBT 618 Local President/Business Representative Mike Foster and Steward Chris Slavens met with the

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June 15, 2014 Newsletter

General President Visits SFO UAL Base, Meets With Shop Stewards   On Friday morning, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa paid a visit to the UAL San Francisco Maintenance Base to see the facility and meet with members. International Representative Clacy Grizwold, Local 856 Principal Office Peter Finn, Local 856 Business Agent Javier

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