Presidents Report:

The Executive Board and I would like to wish all a Happy Thanksgiving. With this, the airline industry businesses time of the year and the hardest work time for all of our members. Large loads, weather delays, and unruly passengers both on the phones and in person.
Please take time to spend time with family and friends. And take some well deserved time off if you can. I am happy to say that the Swissport fuelers in Ft. Myers passed their first contract by 100 percent.
DL 141, had to postpone their convention due to a strike by hotel employees where they were to hold that convention.The Members at American Airlines are going to vote on a contract extension.
We have done a mail out for nominations and possible elections for all positions in our Local Lodge in 2026. It is Important that all members keep us and the GL of an address changes even if you are retired. As of this date we have received back 240 mail outs as return to sender. The IAM are still getting cards signed by Delta Ramp Workers for an organizing drive on thatproperty. Please help were you can.

Until next month,

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Communiques

Fla. AFL-CIO per capita statement that we owe for Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
A donation request from American Legion , St. Jude, Special Olympics and Wounded Warriors.
Letter from G.L. dated Sept. 6, 2024, about Scholarship Competition for 2025 which starts Oct. 1, 2024 to Feb. 3, 2025.
Received several request for ballots for up coming election and some return to sender from mail out. As of this writing 268 as bad addresses.
Several emails from Labor Department about L.L. elections.
Thank you letter from D.L. 142, for our and Ken Champagne donation to Guide Dog fund raiser.
Copy of IAM Convention Commemorative Book.
Emails from both D.L. 141, and 142, about dues rate increases from the D.L.’s and G. L. for 2025. Also letters from both about the same as emails.
The Rancher magazine from the Fla. Sheriff’s Youth Ranches dated winter 2024 about that Organization.
Letter and email about D.L. 141, Convention being changing to Oct. 26-29 2026 at same place as it was to be held.
Letters from IRS about taxes.
Letter from D.L. 141, dated Oct. 30, 2024, about community workshop to be held at headquarters on march 26, 2025.

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JUST A QUICK NOTE ON MEMBERSHIP DUES

Our dues for Local Lodge 2319 will be $76 per month. The increase to GL will go to $42.67 and DL 141, will be $24.89, and DL 142, will be a little higher than DL 141. At this time we pay the Fl AFL-CIO $.80 cents per member and the FSCM $1.62 per member and both of these may increase in 2024.

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If you need further assistance from the D.L. 141 then Mike Klemm President /
Directing General Chairperson at;

Office: 847.640.2222

Fax: 847.472.9326

Cell: 516.543.1854

mklemm@iam141.org

 

For assistance at the Grand Lodge level, Gil Simmons is the GLR representative for Tampa and he can be reached at;

(609) 605 0015

Last but not least, if you need to speak with someone from the Local, our L.L. 2319 phone number is

813-854-1471

I hope that this Information will help those new to the organization if and when they need assistance.

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