IAM Achieves Recognition and First Contract at OSM Aviation Short Haul U.S.
March 29 2017 - 7:40PM
Business Wire
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM) today announced that following a showing of interest
from a majority of OSM Short Haul U.S. flight attendants, the
company formally recognized the IAM as their collective bargaining
representative in accordance with the Railway Labor Act. These
approximately 40 US-based IAM-represented flight attendants will be
flying for Norwegian Air International (NAI).
“We are delighted to welcome OSM-Short Haul flight attendants
into the IAM family,” said General Vice President Sito Pantoja.
“Once the Department of Transportation (DOT) granted NAI a foreign
air carrier permit, we mobilized to make sure US-based flight
attendants working NAI flights had IAM representation. The IAM also
bargained both an initial collective bargaining agreement to ensure
that NAI’s US-based flight attendants have all the benefits and
guarantees of a union contract.”
The agreements come on the heels of the International Transport
Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the parent company of OSM SH US’
recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which provides for the
company’s neutrality in union organizing campaigns and fully
recognizes the right of OSM Cabin Crew employees to organize and
bargain collectively.
“The historic agreement between the ITF and OSM Aviation paved
the way for both union representation and contractual improvements
to pay, benefits and working conditions for the flight attendants
of the growing company,” said General Vice President Pantoja.
The five-year accord brings immediate pay increases, continuing
over the life of the agreement. Specialty classifications will also
see significant gains in their pay premiums and all flight
attendants will enjoy hikes in per diem, monthly flight supplements
and an additional paid holiday as well as the protections of a
grievance procedure.
The IAM is the world’s largest airline union, representing over
100,000 members. More information about the IAM is available at
www.goiam.org.
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