Fourteen new IAM CREST Associate Instructors from Districts 141 and 142 completed a train-the-trainer program on transporting dangerous goods in the airline industry. Approximately 6,300 TCU-IAM airline and railroad workers will receive training in transporting hazardous materials thanks to a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant […]
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Spirit Ramp Agents Approve First Contract by 98 Percent
Tue. June 09, 2015 Recently-organized Spirit Airlines Ramp Agents have approved their first collective bargaining agreement by a staggering 98 percent. The five-year first agreement runs through 2020 and provides between approximately 13 and 22 percent in general wage increases, no-layoff protection, no-outsourcing guarantees, benefit preservation, a formal grievance procedure ending in neutral arbitration and […]