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Monthly Meeting:
Cleveland's Local Lodge meeting is
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
at 1:00 pm. Please be on time as the meeting must
start promptly. We encourage and need all members to attend. We must have a
quorum (at least 15 members present) to conduct business. We need
your participation in order to accomplish our goals as a
Local, please make plans to attend.
Click here for address and map.
Flight Attendant Contract
Industry Comparisons:
CommutAir
Flight Attendants Contract:
Negotiations for
the first CommutAir Flight Attendant contract
commenced on May 14th
and 15th, 2008. An outline for discussions was
agreed upon and numerous proposals were
discussed. Additional meetings have been
scheduled for July and August to continue
negotiations.
CommutAir Update
CommutAir
Contract Proposal Instructions
CommutAir
Contract Proposal Form
Crewmember Self-Defense Training:
Following
meetings between the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) and the Machinists Union,
The TSA and the Federal Air Marshal Service are
now offering Crew Member Self-Defense Training (CMSDT)
in the Houston, TX and Newark, NJ areas. The
techniques presented in this course are easy to
perform and effective when applied correctly –
something that is critically important when you
must respond quickly. Regardless of your
physical size or fitness level, anyone can learn
and execute these defense techniques quickly,
efficiently, and effectively. Participation
is voluntary, but your Union representatives
encourage you to take advantage of this unique
opportunity! We are pleased to advise you that
the TSA has reported a marked increase in
participation in the self defense training
classes and therefore they have added additional
training dates for May and June in the Houston
area. Spread the word with your co-workers and
challenge them in joining you to attend this
training course. In the Newark area - Essex
County College Police Academy 250 Grove Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, May 19, 28
Contact: Rocco L. Miscia (973) 877-4352 Email:
miscia@essex.edu or Mary Beam (973) 877-4350
Email:
beam@essex.edu and in the Houston area –
Lone Star College - North Harris 10041 Regal
Row, Suite 170 Houston, TX 77040,
June 19, 20, July 15, 17 - Contact: Deb Pruitt (281)260-3598
Email:
Debra.L.Pruitt@nhmccd.edu.
No
Jumpseat While Deadheading:
Please remember that your
contract provides while deadheading, you are to be given an
assigned seat. If you are asked to take a jumpseat while
deadheading, please politely deny the request and exercise
your contractual rights by asking for your assigned seat.
For further information regarding deadhead travel, please
refer to section 3.10.T. of your IAM/CAL agreement.
Aviation
Security:
Check your briefing
book and/or CCS for the most current information regarding
crew members.
 | Passengers may purchase
liquids after passing through security screening and bring
them onto the aircraft. |
| Passengers may also bring
liquids (toiletries) in 3 ounce containers through security; they must be
clear and all of them placed into a single clear one (1)
quart plastic zip
top bag and placed on the security belt for independent
inspection. For more information, check out
www.tsa.gov.
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How Safe is Your Next Layover or
Vacation?
The U.S. Department of
State keeps a revised list of hazardous locations around the
world, check to see if you need to take any additional
precautions when traveling to these cities.
U.S. Department of State
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CommutAir negotiations continue in July and
August
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President's Weekly Message |
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Dear Flight
Attendants:
OJI lawyer, bob Travisano was at our
meeting June 10th answering many Flight Attendant questions
regarding their rights - the turn out was impressive. If
you have an injury, please contact your grievance reps to obtain
advise and information.
There are a lot of rumors out there
regarding the proposed dues restructuring being considered at
the September Grand Lodge convention. There IS NO FINAL
PROPOSAL YET and any information being passed around is pure
speculation. We expect a proposal to be agreed upon within
4 weeks and it will be communicated to the Flight Attendants
then. I cannot give any concrete or factual information
until the Flight Attendant committee has finalized a proposal
for the convention. Houston will be sending 23 Delegates
and Cleveland will be sending 3 - Newark will be sending none
since certain individuals, who are passing around emails
containing pure and distorted speculation, voted at the
Newark business meeting to send no delegates to the convention.
Therefore the Flight Attendants have lost almost 50% of their
vote for any dues restructuring proposed at the convention
because of these individuals. As soon as I have a
firm proposal to communicate to you I will.
That is all
for now, fly safe and secure,
Marcus
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