August Edition of Flight Line
Article Subtitle Look for the latest edition of Flight Line at the union desk, on this
link, or on the 'Newark Local' Facebook page. Find out the details of
what took place at the Transportation Merger Summit where not only
flight attendants but representative for all IAM airline workers
involved in a merger met to discuss merger strategies and planning.
You can see what your Newark Local Lodge has been doing to communicate
more efficiently with its members and how you can do your part to
help. Also, get updates from various Local Lodge committees and find
out how your union's EAP program is there to best serve its members
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August Monthly Business Meeting
Our monthly business meeting will be held Tuesday August 10th at 3pm at the Renaissance Hotel.
There will be snacks and beverages served at 2:45pm. Shuttles depart
P4 every 20 minutes. Look for the agenda on the last page of Flight
Line or coming soon to a union bulletin board near you. It is also
available on our Local Lodge website www.LL23394u.org or on the August Business Meeting event page of 'Newark Local' on Facebook. You can also click on the image above for more information on the meeting and access to the August Agenda. We look forward to seeing you there!
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European Commission OKs United-Continental Merger
In an indication of how quickly the United-Continental merger is moving,
the European Commission this week gave its approval to the $3 billion
acquisition, saying they found minimum overlap on trans-Atlantic routes
flown by the two carriers.
The "unconditional clearance" from European Union regulators is not
a pre-condition for approval in the U.S., where the deal is under
review by U.S. Justice Department officials and must also be approved
by shareholders of both carriers. Additional merger-related news this week included an announcement of
the senior management team for the combined carrier, which would
include Continental's Jeffery Smisek as President and CEO and United's
Chief Administrative Officer Peter McDonald as chief operations
officer. United's current Chairman and CEO Glenn Tilton, will serve as
non-executive chairman. Of Continental's current management team, CFO Zane Rowe will
continue to serve in that role, while Mike Bonds, Continental's senior
VP for human resources and labor relations, will head these departments
at the combined carrier. The IAM continues to meet with representatives from both airlines to
ensure members' jobs, contracts and pension benefits are fully
respected as the merger moves forward. . |
Sincerely,
E-Board
IAM&AW LL2339N
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