Presidents Report:
Spring is here! Spring Training that is .The teams and the fans are reporting to Florida cities. This means full flits and bad weather effecting our operations. For airline workers it means hard work and angry customers to deal with. Remember to take time for yourself, friends and family. Go to the State Fair or Strawberry Festival or take in a game.
D.L. 142, will be hold their Convention next month. The FSCM will be in TLH for the Legislative Conference at end of March. Our Local Lodge will be represented at both of these.
The IAM are still collecting cards at both Delta and JetBlue airlines for the Rampservice group.
This month we will be getting ready for the Transportation Contract which will be held in June this year.
Until next month,
STAY STRONG, STAY SAFE, STAY UNION
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Communiques
Letter from G.L dated Jan.15, 2025, about Legislative Conference at Hyatt D.C. on April 29 through May 1, 2025.
Request for donation from the following groups. America’s Disabled Veterans, Sheriff’s Youth Ranches, American Legion and Special Olympics.
Letter from FLA. AFL-CIO about our L.L. 2319 Per Capita that is due.
Letter from G.L. dated Jan.10, 2025, about Scholarship Program donation and how many are supported by this fund.
The USA’s 14TH annual Central Fl. Sporting Clay Shoot on March 23, 2025, fund raiser.
Letter from G.L. dated Jan. 31, 2025, about LM 30 reports due by March 31, 2025.
A Letter and copies of new G.L. Constitution dated Jan. 30, 2025. If you have an unused copy of old book we can replace them by sending in full cover of book to the G.L. or new at cost of $1 dollar each.
Several emails from our Auditor Ms. Fuentes, of what reports need to be done.
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JUST A QUICK NOTE ON MEMBERSHIP DUES
Our dues for 2025, for Local Lodge 2319 will be $78 per month, per member. ___________________________________________________________________________
If you are a member working at United Airlines, and you have contract issues that deals with Pay, Time Off , or a Grievance, and you are a Work at Home Agent your first line of contact is Tony Cotoia. He can be reached at;
Cell: 813-546-9696
Email: tampaiamsteward.tonyc@gmail.com
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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