Pittsburgh Air Local 1976

TWU-IAM ASSOCIATION BULLETIN - MARCH 30, 2026 - District 142 Re: Clarification on filling an MLS TCC position.  TWU-IAM Association Brothers and Sisters: MLS Technical Crew Chief vacancies shall be awarded in the following order:  Only an interview (not a presentation) is required. Please read and understand the process: Employees who do not hold MLS Techni...

An update for our April 1st Monthly Meeting

American Airlines Blood Drive - April 22nd 2026

Please stop by and give blood to help patients in need. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, with 29,000+ units of red blood cells required daily. A single donation (about 1 pint) takes only 10–15 minutes and can save up to 3 lives.

For any questions, please contact:
Steve Gallagher
724-630-1012
[email protected]

IAM District 142 American Airlines Maintenance & Related Monthly Webinar - District 142 Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 is starting a monthly IAM Membership Engagement Webinar for our Maintenance & Related members at American Airlines. This includes all members represented in the M&R, MLS, MCT, and MTS Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).  The meetings will last one hour, ...

Thank you to everyone that came out to our first official 'Meet and Greet' at our Bowling event on behalf of the Local's Women's Committee. We hope you all had a good time and invite any member to come out to the next one. Please understand that any member is welcome to join the Committee or to participate in events. This Committee is not exclusive to only women.
We'll be sure to keep everyone updated on our upcoming events!
For anyone that is interested in joining or have any questions about the Women's Committee please email us at [email protected] or come find us on the floor 😁

Pictured: Brittany Ortega (Co-Chair), Maura Groom, Paula Colussy, Ashley Schwenk (Co-Chair), Mikki Hunt, Pamela Buck, Dave Charlier (President) and Josh Charlier (Recording Secretary).

- Brittany and Ashley

On March 24th and 25th, District 142 educators hosted shop steward training at our local hall for our new Shop Stewards.

This vital training provides our Shop Stewards with the knowledge and abilities to better support and fight for our members in our workplace. These fine union brothers have answered the call to fight for our member's rights and protect their work under our JCBA.

District 142 PDGC Membership Engagement Webinars – Tue, Mar 24, and Wed, Mar 25, 2026 - District 142 Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 is hosting Membership Engagement Webinars with President/Directing General Chair John M. Coveny, Jr., on Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Start times (by time zones), links, and QR codes to join the webinars are listed below. You do not need t...

On March 12th 2026, the IAM hosted a district symposium for our American Airlines M&R workers in Pittsburgh PA at the Hilton Garden Inn lead by IAM District 142 President John Coveny JR.

The symposium was held to discuss a variety of topics within our union to better understand each other and problems that we face at each local's stations within American Airlines in preparations for future contract negotiations.

Locals from all over the country came together to discuss and solve these issues including Local 1976 from Pittsburgh, Local 2930 from Dallas/Fort Worth, Local 1932 from Los Angeles, Local 2559 from Phoenix, and many more.

Just a reminder for our mechanics in Hangar 5, there is a zero tolerance policy regarding the possession and use of “zero-gravity” reclining chairs.

As of Saturday March 14th 2026, all “non-compliant” chairs have been locked up by management, and our members have until March 18th to collect them.

Thankfully, all uncollected chairs will be taken to the union hall for pickup after this date instead of destruction by the company. If your chair was taken and you have not got it back, please contact your local shop steward for help.

All unclaimed chairs after April 1st 2026 will be treated as a donation to the local to be used as seen fit.