Members of IAEP Local 77 elected a team of negotiators to bargain with AMR over the terms of our next collective bargaining agreement. The new contract will control many aspects of work including, but not limited to wages, uniforms, paid time off, hours of work, and corrective action.

There is no set time limit on how long it can take to finalize a new contract. While we all want to ratify an improved CBA, the negotiating team will continue to bargain until the members tell us the job is finished by voting to approve a contract.

While only the elected negotiating team can attend negotiation and mediation meetings, there are several ways the full membership can be involved. Talk to your fellow members, make sure you are enrolled in Local 77's contact list for updates, and stay informed. Most importantly, VOTE!! Take the time to read contract proposals when they are released, and vote your conscience. Vote for yourself and your coworkers and your families. With every member who chooses to stay informed and involved, Local 77 gains more leverage to demand the things all of us want and need.

IAEP Local 77 would like to do everything possible to avoid a strike. Work stoppages may hurt AMR, but they also hurt us as members by stripping us of our income. Local 77 is dedicated to the process of bargaining with AMR in good faith to secure a contract which benefits all our members. However, if we are unable to come to an agreement with AMR through good faith bargaining, job actions up to and including a strike are options available to us. With that in mind, all members are encouraged to prepare financially for the possibility of a strike.

The last collective bargaining agreement was set to expire on January 1, 2022. Local 77's negotiators elected to extend that contract on a month to month basis until March 31 when they allowed the contract to expire. Although we are currently out of contract, AMR is required to abide by a "status quo period". This requires that AMR continues running their business units in the same way as if we were still under contract. The only thing that changes is that we cannot force grievances to arbitration.