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updated 05/01/2008 3:03 PM

May 2008

• 05/01/08 Focus: ASA Home Agent Test Program Participants

April 2008

• 04/16/08 Legislative News: Just Say No! To Airline Mergers
• 04/15/08 Flashpoint: Delta and Northwest Announce An ILL-Conceived Proposed Merger Deal
• 04/15/08 Northern Light
• 04/14/08 President Stephen Gordon to IAM/NWA Members
• 04/14/08 IAMAW Press Release RE: DAL-NWA Merger
• 04/09/08 Focus: DAL-NWA Merger Discussion

March 2008

• 03/24/08 Connection: Official Call for Election
• 03/10/08 Flashpoint: NW Pre-Petition Bankruptcy Grievances
• 03/04/08 Focus: Delta-Northwest Deal Stalled But our Struggle Continues

February 2008

• 02/19/08 Northern Light
• 02/15/08: Focus: NWA/Delta Merger Watch
• 02/06/08 Focus: Districts 141, 142 and 143 Address the Latest Merger Issues

January 2008

• 01/14/08 Focus: Merger Mania!
• 01/10/07 Focus: NW MEM Luggage Transfers Returned to IAM

December 2007

• 12/18/07 District 143 Officers Election Information
• 12/17/07 Northern Light

November 2007

• 11/20/07 Flashpoint: NWA Cost-Neutral
• 11/09/07 Flashpoint: GLA Ordered to Bargain and Comply with Federal Law

October 2007

• 10/26/07 Flashpoint: Federal Court Injunction Sought on Behalf of GLA Employees
• 10/19/07 Flashpoint: Lawsuit Filed Against Great Lakes
• 10/11/07 Northern Light

August 2007

• 08/22/07 Northern Light
• 08/02/07 Flashpoint: IAM Reviewing ALPA-NWA Tentative Agreement
• 08/01/2007 Flashpoint: Ground Handling Services for New Embraer Regional Jet Aircraft To Be Provided by IAM-NW Employees

July 2007

• 07/19/07 Flashpoint: NWA 5% Holdback Distribution from Second 20% Unsecured Claim Sale
• 07/12/07 Flashpoint: NWA National Pension Plan

June 2007

• 06/05/07 Flashpoint: NWA Remaining 60% Unsecured Claim Update

May 2007

• 05/31/07 Flashpoint: NWA Series C Claim Paid in Common Stock
• 05/25/07 Flashpoint: NWA Final Sale/Distribution of Unsecured claims; Series C Preferred Stock Clears Final Hurdle
• 05/10/07 Flashpoint: NWA ESSC Positions Added
• 05/02/07 Flashpoint: NWA -- Machinists Preserve Series C Claim
• 05/01/07 Flashpoint: NWA Unsecured Claims Sale Update

April 2007

• 04/27/07 Focus: IAM Seeks to Secure $212 Million Claim In NWA Bankruptcy Case
• 04/19/07 Flashpoint: NWA Unsecured Claims Error Rectified; First 20% Unsecured Claims Sale Holdback
• 04/02/07 Flashpoint: NWA BWI Reservation Center Closing

March 2007

• 03/27/07 Northern Light
• 03/21/07 Flashpoint: Latest Update: NWA Guidelines for Distribution of Sale of Second 20% IAm Unsecured Claims
• 03/05/07 Flashpoint: NWA Guidelines for Distribution of Sale of Second 20% IAM Unsecured Claims

February 2007

• 02/08/07 Flashpoint: NWA Unsecured Claims Further Update
• 02/01/07 Flashpoint: NWA Unsecured Claims FAQs

District 143 Communications

District 143 recognizes the importance of membership communications.  In our continuing effort to improve communication from District 143, while at the same time identifying all means to reduce cost from within, it is important for the membership to know the structure of the communication process for District 143.  Below is an explanation of how the District prioritizes the various means of communications:

• Wired to the District – updated each Friday at approximately 4:30 p.m. CST.  Upon the completed update, members that have submitted their emails to District 143 will receive an email link to access Wired to the District for the latest updates.
• Hotline – a recorded phone message used to update the membership.  Updates are made to the hotline when the Wired to the District, and/or a Flashpoint or Connections bulletin is released.  The Hotline phone number is 800-392-6554. 
• Bulletins – Flashpoint and Connection bulletins are tools used to communicate issues that impact our membership or issues that require an immediate release to our membership.  These bulletins are disseminated to all union fax machines (local lodge, grievance committee offices) for the purpose of copying and distribution within the work place in accordance with our collective bargaining agreements in an expeditious manner.  In addition, your respective grievance committee chairs also receive copies to their home mailing address on file with District 143.
• Northern Light – a brief description of relevant issues that pertain to the workplace written by District 143 General Chairs.  The purpose of the Northern Light edition is for the membership to read about what is going on around the system with all carriers that District 143 maintains jurisdiction of collective bargaining agreements with.
• District 143 News – the District 143 magazine, which is published quarterly. 

District 143 has a pecuniary responsibility to the membership; therefore, it is imperative for our membership to recognize the enormous cost associated with postal mailings.  Example, for the year ending 2004 the total cost of postage was $77,861.08, for the year ending 2005 the total cost of postage was $86,291.89 (Note: NWA and ASA were in ongoing contract negotiations). 

We ask that all members join the District 143 email distribution list to help us enhance our communications. Please click on the link to join our list.