Local 986 Member Helps to Save Life
With a life on the line, Rob Pennell springs into action
PDX (Portland, Oregon) Lead Facilities Maintenance Technician Rob Pennell recently helped save the life of a stranger who was found unresponsive on the floor of the terminal.
Rob and all our ground service equipment and facilities employees at PDX received CPR training through the airport's fire department. He was willing to put his training to work and after examining the man started performing CPR with one hand and dialing for help with the other.
As Rob worked, a few others in the vicinity pitched in, and one who had medical training took over for Rob on the CPR compressions. "I'm glad he did so," Rob recalled. "I had the training, but it's different on a dummy than on a person who is unconscious in front of you. That other guy really knew what he was doing and was using a lot more force than I had been using. It taught me a lesson that I'll be able to use if I need to do this again."
The gentleman was conscious and responsive when EMTs arrived on the scene. "I applaud Rob for his willingness to assist a person in need and for his quick thinking to start CPR," said PDX Facilities and Ground Service Equipment Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Barrow.
The above was posted on the Flying Together website.
Arbitration Update
Oral arguments for the sCO medical grievance wrapped up on August 5th. Attorneys for both parties will soon submit briefs. Once the briefs are submitted the three member panel will discuss the case. Soon after that the final decision will be rendered. When the decision has been signed it will be reported in the Dispatch.
The sUA medical grievance will continue as scheduled on September 8th. The resource utilization arbitration has been rescheduled to December due to availability of the company’s witnesses.
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• Hoffa Visits SFO UAL Base as New Work Brought in House
• TAMC to FAA: Implement Single Standard of Drug Testing Requirements at Foreign and Domestic MROs
• TAMC Members Go to Advanced GoTeam Training
• Ground Safety: Occupational Noise and Hearing Protection
• Negotiations Updates: Sub-ASA, Horizon, NetJets, Piedmont, Southwest, and UAL
• Online Updates at TeamsterAir.org/TAMC
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Furloughed members urged to update their addresses
Members on furlough are advised to keep their addresses current with the company while on layoff. It is predicted that there will be many movements this year and there have been several members that have been removed from the seniority list because old addresses were on file when notices were sent.
If you are in touch with a furloughed member, please forward this information to them. Updates may be emailed to: [email protected] . The ESC will provide a fax number and ask members to send the address change accompanied with a signature.
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