Air Transport
Local Lodge 1726 President
John Powers

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This site includes information about LL1726, and current union and industry news, as well as what's happening legislatively. You are able to link to the IAM web page and other labor organizations from this site. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Thanks again for visiting your LL1726 website.

We are an amalgamated Air Transport Local Lodge affiliated with IAM Districts 141, 142 & 143. Local Lodge 1726 represents approximately 2000 active members and 300 retirees. Local 1726 represent members in the airline and service industries. Protecting your right to fair working conditions, pay, equality, safety and training are rated high among our priorities. The Machinists Union believes in playing an active role in the community, and local charities.

Local 1726 Phone Numbers

LL 1726 Union Hall
617 569-0141

LL 1726 FAX
617 567-1129

Health and Welfare Department
617 561-0141

Meeting Schedule

Union Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:30 P.M. and the fourth Tuesday, of each month at 8:30 A.M. The Executive Board meets before the first Tuesday meeting of the month at 3:30 P.M. The meetings are held at the Local Lodge Hall 830 Saratoga Street, East Boston, Massachusetts.

Stewards Training Meetings are held on an as needed basis. at the LL 1726 Union Hall time and date will appear in the Local Lodge Bulletin. Contact John Powers for specific information.

Retirees Meetings are held on an as needed basis at the LL 1726 Union Hall time and date will appear in the Local Lodge 1726 Bulletin.

Local 1726 Officers and Positions

President

Jack Powers

Vice President
Ed Soto

Recording Secretary
Dominic L. Nese

Financial Secretary/Treasurer
Karen Griffith

          Communicator/Editor
           Robert Lemire

           Educator
           Vacant Position

Trustees
John Medeiros
Gerry Casey, Senior Trustee
Andy Lane

Executive Board

Jack Powers                   UAL
Ed Soto                           USAirways
Karen Griffith                  UAL
John Medeiros                UAL
Dominic Nese                 NWA
Andy Lane                      USAirways
Amy Boyden                   SWA
Sandy Richter                 SWA


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BULLETIN

         LODGE 1726

January 1, 2007

The following is a list of Local 1726 committee assignments for 2007

All Local Lodge members are welcome and invited to participate.

Committee                                      Chairperson

By Law Committee--------------------------------------------J. Powers, D. Nese.

Communication------------------------------------------------R. Lemire.

Community Service-------------------------------------------K. Griffith.

Consumer Affairs----------------------------------------------K. Griffith.

Education-------------------------------------------------------- Vacant

Fraternal----------------------------------------------------------J. Powers.

FAA Safety------------------------------------------------------R. Lemire.

Ground Safety--------------------------------------------------E. Soto, J. Powers, D. Nese, T. Raiche.

Finance-----------------------------------------------------------G. Casey, A. Lane, J. Medeiros.

Human Rights--------------------------------------------------- E. Soto.

Legislative--------------------------------------------------------D. Nese, J. Powers, T. Raiche.

Membership Assistance--------------------------------------K. Griffith.

Massachusetts AFL-CIO Delegate------------------------J. Powers, T. Raiche.

Massachusetts State Council of Machinists------------J. Powers, D. Nese, R. Lemire, T. Raiche .

New England Conference of Machinists-----------------R. Lemire, D. Nese, T. Raiche.

Organizing--------------------------------------------------------D. Nese, E. Soto.

Norfolk Labor Council-----------------------------------------J. Powers.

Greater Boston Labor Council-------------------------------D. Nese.

Scholarship------------------------------------------------------- D. Nese, K. Griffith

The President & Recording Secretary to serve on all committees

                                                                                                 D. L. Nese

                                                                                                                 Recording Secretary

Key Facts About The IAM

International Association of Machinists
& Aerospace Workers (IAMAW)
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2687
(301) 967-4500
http://www.goiam.org

The IAM; the Machinists Union and the IAMAW are accepted, proper names for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO/CLC

International President: R. Thomas Buffenbarger

Transportation General Vice President: Robert Roach, Jr.

Current Membership: The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) represents more than 500,000 active and 730,000 active and retired members. The IAM is the largest transportation union in North America representing more than 150,000 workers employed in the airline and railroad industries in the United States and Canada.

The IAM is the certified bargaining agent for approximately one hundred fifty (150) agreements covering national air carriers, national service companies, foreign flag carriers, commuters and airline servicing companies in the United States. The IAM also has collective bargaining agreements with fifty seven (57) rail carriers.

Affiliations: The IAM is affiliated with the AFL-CIO (13.6 million members); Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) (2.2 million members); Railway Labor Executives’ Association; International Labor Organization; International Metalworkers Federation (12.6 million workers in 68 nations); International Transport Workers Federation (50 million workers, 81 nations).

Organizational Structure: Workers belong to one of 1,163 IAM Local Lodges that typically represent employees at one or more local companies. In the Transportation sector, District Lodges represent workers nationwide on specific airlines. There are four airline Districts and one railroad district in the United States and one airline district in Canada. The District Lodges negotiate and administer the agreements with the carriers under their jurisdiction.

Six territorial General Vice Presidents oversee IAM activities in Canada; in the Eastern, Midwestern; Southern, Western U.S. states and IAM Headquarters. The Vice President for Transportation administers the air transport and rail sectors nationwide. The General Vice Presidents, the International President and the IAM General Secretary-Treasurer constitute the IAM Executive Council, the top leadership body of the union.

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