MACHINIST 141 CONNECTIONS

In this episode, Brian and Lou are excited to report on the Agreement in Principle that the negotiations team was able to bring to our members.  They discuss some of the pay increases that this agreement will bring and, most importantly, the job protections that will have a positive impact on 17 out stations that will save over 700 jobs.  We encourage all our members at United to read the agreemen...

In this episode, cohosts Brian Vega and Lou Gilmore team up to talk with District 141 Safety Coordinator Daniel Fumar and Local Lodge 1781 Safety Coordinator Greg Kantarjian from Sanfransico (SFO).  Topics included the recent power outages in SFO, the safety concerns arising from the loss of power, and the importance of having local and district-level safety advocates. This episode also tested the...

In this week's episode, the creators' Brian, Eric, and Lou, engage in a lighthearted conversation on morning affirmations that transcended into an entire episode on our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  The work of the District 141 EAP team is nothing less than stellar, and we encourage all of our members to take advantage of all the resources that our EAP program has.  For all our EAP...

While in class at the William W Winpinsinger Center for Education and Technology in Hollywood, Maryland, Cohost Lou Gilmore meets two first-time students. Carlos Vazquez from United Airlines and Joseph Dutkey from American Airlines.  These two young machinists share how they got involved with the union and what skills they hope to learn to serve our membership better.  This episode shows how all m...

In this week’s episode, Cohost Lou Gilmore is on sight at Local Lodge 1725’s Shop Steward Training in Charlotte, NC, for AA Fleet Service and has the opportunity to interview Mike Knoble, the Grievance Committee Chair for Charlotte’s Fleet Service Members. Topics of Union Density, EAP work, mentorship within the Union, and what they do to decompress from the stresses that can come with being a uni...

In this episode, the hosts look to the future and discuss what the merged company's outsourcing strategy may look like moving forward. They will discuss the impacts that outsourcing at a merged JetBlue could have in ongoing contract negotiations at other airlines.  Credits: Hosts: Eric Price, Brian Vega, Lou Gilmore. Producers: Brian Vega, Sound Engineer, Lou Gilmore, tech support, and editin...

The LEADS Program is a mentorship program the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers uses to bring more women into leadership positions within the union. In this episode, we look at the program from the perspective of two Mentees, Sisters Ashante Marzette and Patricia Amoa-Devoux.  We also include an insightful view of the program by AGC Terry Stansbury. Terry long ago estab...