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Airline mergersalways look interestingon paperMeanwhile, employees still need good pay, benefits, security, and a dignified retirement.

Official Publication of District 141, International Association

of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Editor-in-Chief – Rich Delaney

Executive Editor – Dave Atkinson

Managing Editor – Mike Mancini

District 141 Communication Director – Mike Mancini

District 141 Communication Coordinator – Dave Lehive

Layout & Design – Mike Mancini

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Web address http://www.iam141.org

CONTENTSSUMMER 2010

4. Member SpotTranscontinental bike trek; Orlando speaks out

6. Secretary-TreasurerA tale of two airlines – and a struggle internally

7. Merger reportSummit at Placid Harbor a time of contemplation, re-search, assessment

8. Election tallyWho won, where did they win, and by how much?

9. Education

IAM’s Winpisinger Center unique among unions

10. HistoryDemocracy and unions relentlessly intertwined

14. RememberListing of retired Members; Obituaries

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SAFETYWalter Bailey, two years later

August will mark the two-year anniversary of the passing of twenty-two-year-old Walter Bailey, a Fleet Service Agent working in Philadelphia for US Airways.

Bailey was operating a ground service vehicle when it overturned near gate B13 at Philadelphia International Air-port. Bailey was treated at the scene and taken to the hospi-tal. He died later from his injuries.

That following October, Tony D’Aloiso was appointed District 141 Safety Director—US Airways. Since then, D’Aloiso has been promoting safety awareness by working with US Airways management, US Airways Members, AGC Frank O’Donnell, and the Safety and Grievance Committees.

D’Aloiso’s top priorities have been assuring that there is office space, time, and communication to support a vibrant Safety Committee in Philadelphia.

The efforts are paying off, with cooperation from US Airways Station Director–Philadelphia, Bob Ciminelli. To thank Ciminelli and commemorate June Safety Awareness Month, D’Aloiso presented Ciminelli with a Safety First Award, pic-tured below.

Integrating safety awareness into briefings, billboards, and everyday conversation is, says Frank O’Donnell, “a win-win for the Union, Members, and company.”

Although time is passing since the loss of Walter Bailey, his death, alongside the many other ramp workers who have been hurt or killed at work, is a poignant reminder of the importance of safety in our daily lives.

(top left) Bill Wilson – Committee, Joe Pinto – Educator & Safety, Dennis Spencer, Bob Ciminelli, Gil Simmons – Com-mittee Chair, William Zebley, Frank O’Donnell – AGC, Tony D’Aloiso – 141 Safety Director, Sonny Thornton – Committee

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UNIONSWe may crack the ‘greedy striker’ image someday, but long-held public beliefs die slowly

A headline screaming across Fox News recently, “Califor-nians against high union costs,” is case in point. The pencil-lipped announcer swept viewers off to affluent Chula Vista, California, near San Diego. Wealthy voters there recently ap-proved an initiative which bans public contracts that requires workers to get union wages.

Can somebody count exactly how many incongruities are in that story?

Anyway, let’s get this news story clear. Corporate profits, it seems to suggest, will tank if working people earn enough in wages and benefits to protect their house, family, and health, to educate their kids, and to retire with some dignity — all of which are Union values. A middle-class consumer, for which unions stand, is bad for business. Henry Ford would be turning in his grave, believing as he did that employees should be well-paid enough to buy his products.

Fast forward, and it’s easy to see corporations have done a great job of vilifying you, me, and our unions. But there’s

one little detail. They’re wrong. You might think the cutthroat airline industry, with its truly insane pricing practices, would be the last place to find support for the notion that unions are good for business. That conclusion would also be incorrect.

The chart below shows profits earned by airlines whose ramp and public contact employees are represented by unions. Long-heralded as an industry profit leader, Southwest Airlines is less known as one of the most completely unionized carriers. Well-regarded for passenger service, Alaska Airlines is also less known as a union carrier. United and US Airways also scored profits.

$112m $279m $273m $58m

Quarterly net profit shown in millions, USD

Union airlines are profitable airlines(Sorry, Fox)

Sources: Financial Times, www.ft.com; Wall Street Journal, online.wsj.com; Businesss Week, www.businessweek.com, Atlanta Journal Constitution, www.ajc.com

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MEMBER SPOTUS Fleet Serviceman conquers 7,000 mile challenge

Twenty-six year US Airways veteran, Ricky O’Barr, recently completed the Great Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, a pas-sionate trek from Key West, Florida to Homer, Alaska by mo-torbike. O’Barr joined more than one thousand other bikers in this continent-spanning event, from which eight charities benefit.

For some of the bikers, the event ended tragically with accidents or even death. But O’Barr was lucky. He completed the grueling drive.

The marathon is run exclusively on Harley-Davidson mo-torbikes, legendary for their muscular, American image and made in the U.S.A. by fellow IAM Members.

The expression, “Hoka Hey,” literally translates to, “It’s a good day to die.” The saying is attributed to Sioux leader Crazy Horse, who famously exhorted his troops. A more accurate translation might be, “Let’s do it,” or, “Let’s roll!”

The Hoka Hey challenge took place in June 2010. The tele-vised event brought national awareness to challenges faced by United States military veterans.

Hoka Hey benefits eight charities including: Paralyzed Veterans of America, Warrior Weekend, Disabled American Veterans, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Vietnam Veterans of America, American Indian College Fund, The Red Cloud Hu-manitarian Fund, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

About Ricky O’Barr — Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, O’Barr started his career in Tampa, Florida as a part-timer, and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina for a full-time position. A transfer to Orlando, Florida came along in 1989. Almost from the starting line, O’Barr became active and involved in the

union, serving as both Shop Steward and Committee Chair.

O’Barr says, “I’m looking towards July 2011, when IAM Fleet Ser-vice enters into section six negotiations with US Airways man-agement. We all know that we need to improve job security.”

He is well aware that District 141 Members will be demanding improvements in contract language. “We are all looking to beginning the process of amending our current agreement,” O’Barr says.

District 141 welcomes O’Barr back from his amazing journey.

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Danny Brennan — United PCE, 41 years seniority

“I take a dim view of some of the current conditions at United Airlines. I hope the Machinist Union proceeds quickly with contract talks with the company.”

Adler Thompson — United Ramp Service, 24 years seniority

“I have mixed feelings about the proposed merger, and uncer-tainty about what the company plans to do. Ever since all the give-backs and concessions, I think we are in a position to get some things back.”

Miguel Martinez — United Ramp Service, part time

“We have had a union for decades. But the Continental ramp union has just been voted in, and they have no contract at all. That worries me.”

Dave Costanza — United Ramp Service, 22 years seniority

“You hear different things about this merger. What concerns me is that here in Orlando, the Continental ramp is contracted out — and that makes us nervous. I would hope we would take over the combined work so we can get more people who are Union Members. ... The communication has been very good

from the Union about the merger. Keep up the good work.”

Elrey Coles — United, 22 years seniority

“I’m concerned about financial obligations that the company is making with the merger. ... I would like to see more sta-tions open up. That would be a better quality of life, with job security.”

Bob Duszinski — United Ramp Service, 45 years seniority

“Orlando is a small station and we need to bring back full-time Members who are laid off. Our Union should be focus-ing on job security more than anything else in contract negotiations.”

Andy Mora — United PCE, 18 years seniority

“Mergers are tough questions, since it’s all so new to us. I hope this transaction is fair to the employees. Our groups have been through so much. I’m glad we are going to be hav-ing new management. The way I understand it, I’m feeling positive about the change, and optimistic that the IAM will be able to produce a viable contract for its Members.”

TREASURERStripping away layers of infostill leads to one question

I’m struggling with the merger of United and Continental. There is a war in my head over the pros and cons.

P E R S O N A L N O T E

On the personal front, my father worked for National Airlines when National merged with Pan American.

The cultures of the two companies never blended, and the merger was a bust. National did weight and balance in pounds; Pan Am used kilograms. That was only the tip of the icebergs.

Pan Am risked everyone’s pensions to save the iconic airline, and the risk failed. Employees lost their jobs and their pensions.

P O S I T I V E N O T E

I think it is normal for us to look at the merger with a posi-tive attitude.

You can never change things by fighting existing realities. To change things, you build a new model that makes the old one obsolete.

I know in my heart the employees of United Airlines are true survivors, and their resolve has been proven over time.

N E G A T I V E N O T E

“Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.” It is painfully obvious that this quote by Albert Einstein does not apply to many of our business leaders. It only leaves us with the question, what kind of person does it take to create all of today’s problems?

I have been employed with United Airlines for thirty-five years, and as employees we have had the pleasure of picking up our fair share of the tab for the mistakes of the economic elite. If management is reading this, that would be you.

F I N A L N O T E

United and Continental executives will grab almost a bil-lion dollars for change of control and other executive contract provisions. That’s a billion, with a “B.”

Employees have the right to want a decent wage, to have health care, to have a home, to educate their children, and to retire with dignity.

The District Lodge 141 Merger team is currently in the planning and research stage to protect the interest of District 141 Members. We will work through these challenges with solidarity.

I believe we will prevail. n

Will it workfor workers?

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PRESIDENTSomething worth remembering

Recently, I listened to a song from the summer of 1974. As what often happens when I hear old songs for the first time in a while, I thought back to when I first heard it and remembered what I was doing and who I was with. In my memory, those were the good old days. I thought about how different that time was compared to today. It seemed that there was no pressure, no crisis, no concern that the future would not be anything but bright.

Today, we are living in a summer of change. Our futures are the main focus for many reasons. The IAM Members work-ing for United Airlines wonder what is in store for them during contract negotiations. They hope that any changes brought by the proposed merger of United and Continental will be positive and helpful for them. Our US Airways Members are also looking to the future and thinking about the types of change they can expect after beginning their contract negoti-ations soon, and questioning when or if they may included in another merger and what that means for them. IAM Members working for other carriers, like our brothers and sisters work-ing at the New Delta, are worried about what a post-merger work environment will look like. And all Members are wonder-ing how their Union will represent them through all of this.

In United negotiations, District 141 has maintained the position given to us by the Members that submitted propos-als. Job security and improved compensation remain the fo-cus of these talks. Even though the concerns of the company may have shifted to merger planning, our goals have never changed. As United, and hopefully the whole U.S. economy, continues to improve its financial picture and become profitable, we continue to press for real job security for the future and a deserved share of this new profitability. If United reaches its goal of creating the world’s largest, most profit-able airline, we believe their employees have the right to the wages and benefits that such an airline should provide. If the new United’s position within the airline industry will reduce the competitive pressure they claim they are currently under, and allow them to benefit from a stronger global operation, their employees should find that same relief through more se-cure jobs and the lessened fear of having their jobs contract-ed out. These are serious goals and they have not been easy to reach. District 141 will continue to insist that our Members’ needs must be addressed in order to move on to the wants of the company and their desire to integrate two airlines.

We have begun the necessary process of preparing for a potential merger with Continental. Early stage planning is being completed by the newly formed Merger Committee within District 141. The work of this team has started with a

very basic idea – to insure that current IAM Members at United are given the best, accurate, and most up-to-date information as possible. The Merger Committee has started communica-tion streams within our membership specifically to address merger issues.

The essential parts of these planned communication arms are that our Members are aware of them and are able to fully participate in them. I encourage you to check our District 141 website and link to the merger information as a starting point. The value of any information gathered will be in the sharing of it with the people that need it the most, our membership. Planning meetings are continuing throughout the summer and additional participants are welcomed. Please let a Local Lodge or District Lodge representative know if you wish to get involved.

If the proposed merger successfully follows the company’s announced timetable, employees at both carriers will be making decisions about what kind of representation they want for the future. In every classification of work, decisions will have to be made. Before anyone should be asked to vote for which, if any, union they want to represent them, a full understanding of the issues and the parties involved needs to be established. District 141 Organizing is currently preparing the necessary information and comparisons of different op-tions that will be helpful in reaching that decision. By pooling the resources of our entire union, we will be able to provide a full picture to Members about the IAM and any alternative option that may be considered. An immediate example of alternatives is happening at Delta. Sometime during this summer, the employees of that merged airline will be asked to vote in a representation election of their own. That election will determine if the second-largest carrier (after UA/CO) will go into the future as an organized carrier that must legally negotiate with its employees over wages and working condi-tions. The results of this election could very well impact other airlines’ employees for years to come. District 141 is actively supporting our brothers and sisters that formerly worked for Northwest Airlines and we are working hard to maintain the security of union representation at their new employer.

The thread that connects all these historic changes within the airline industry is our Union. We can play a critical role in shaping a new, dynamic, worker-focused environment. District 141, including its officers and Members, is prepared to face these challenges and win, on behalf of our Members and all working people. There is no magic formula we intend to use. Hard work, strong support, and solidarity have always been our Union’s tools of choice.

We encourage you to take an active part in shaping the future. Join in our communications, attend union meetings, and volunteer for committees within our union. Help make our future bright and stress free.

That will be something worth remembering.

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MERGERSummit emphasizes learning, contemplation, and planning

Members of District 141 joined Members of IAM’s two other transportation districts at the Winpisinger Center in Placid Harbor, Maryland, to learn and discuss merger issues at a Merger Summit Meeting, called by the Grand Lodge at the end of July. Meetings and dialogue took place between Dis-trict 141 Members, our counterparts at Continental Airlines, union leaders, and company executives from both airlines.

Topics were as diverse as those in attendance. Continen-tal employees gave differing perspectives of their company, depending on whether they signed-on during Continental’s tumultuous years of bankruptcy and revolving door manage-ment, or whether they joined after CEO Gordon Bethune’s “worst-to-first” airline makeover. Airline vice presidents from both companies touted the supposed benefits of mergers from their perspective and answered questions from Mem-bers. IAM strategic resources instructors spoke about com-munication techniques and strategy. Overall, the resounding question was how to best navigate the uncharted waters of merging diverse employee groups into the world’s largest airline.

District 141 Members, leaders, and counterparts were engaged throughout the four-day session. It was a time of taking in information, comparing notes, and assessing the seriousness of how this merger affects everything — from the security of our jobs, to the pace and outcome of negotiations, to the importance of organizing very distinct work groups.

What emerged from the meeting were the first steps to defining and developing a comprehensive organizing plan to protect current and future Members at United and Con-tinental. Committees tasked with components of that plan included Structure, Legal, Organizing, Communications, Finance, and Research. Next steps include a conference call meeting in August, a general meeting in September, commit-tee assignments, assignment of volunteer coordinators, and a staff training program.

An interesting footnote is that of all the unions at both carriers, only the IAM requested and received a meeting between airline executives and Members of Districts 141 and 142, who represent United and Continental. Without doubt, shaping the world’s largest airline will be affected by us, the world’s largest airline union.

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EDUCATION‘Wimpy’

Named for its founder, The William W. Winpisinger Educa-tion and Technology Center at Placid Harbor, Maryland is an icon of the union’s commitment to education.

Everything at “W3,” from the tastefully-appointed dormi-tories, bright and airy classrooms, and gracious dining area, to the full range of recreational facilities for use during off-hours, is designed for our Members. Nature’s serenity, professional instructors using the latest in techniques and equipment, and plenty of students eager to learn all contribute to an exem-plary model of labor education.

At the Winpisinger Center, Members participate in a learning program that is defined by shared experience.

Discussion in the classroom and around the campus fosters a learning atmosphere.

The Winpisinger Center is a facility built by workers for workers. Its purpose is to meet the complete range of edu-cational needs of Members and to provide an atmosphere where Members can learn undisturbed by the daily demands of the workplace.

Programs cover a diverse range of training to ensure that Members, officers, and staff are prepared to serve their fellow Members. Programs train Members like you in Leadership, Ad-vanced Leadership, Train-The-Trainer, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Pension Program, and Strategic Planning.

Every Member profits when local, district, and grand lodge leaders work together to improve wages, working conditions, pensions, and job security for the membership. More broadly, every Member gains when their union stands by them for a lifetime.

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HISTORYRelentlessly entwined

From the early moments of the American labor move-ment, democracy and unions have had a relentlessly inter-twined relationship. Without one, the other is less likely to survive, and this is shown from the beginnings of the labor movement to the unions of today.

One of the first significant labor movements, the Knights of Labor, or KoL, which began in 1869, was formed by gar-ment cutters who mobilized a throng of workers with an ideology that unified workers without regard for industry, occupation, gender, or race. By introducing this sense of democracy to the workplace, they were able to foster greater democratic participation within their organization and add significance to their message. In the last 150 years, workers’ movements have even been central to the achievement of democracy itself all over the world.

However, democracy not only has significant importance to the forming and creation of unions, but its place and use within those unions is also indispensable. As much good as unions intend to do — fight for decent wages, health care, education, and retirement with dignity — these principles would be nearly impossible to achieve without a solid set of rights and liberties that govern the union itself. Union democ-racy is not only essential to combat corruption, expel dis-honest officials, and to protect against misuse of power, but also to encourage and uphold the positive aspects of what unions fight for. In many unions, their democratic rights have become as valid and unquestioned as the democratic rights ingrained in American life.

The importance of democracy within unions has even spurred legislation by the American government. In fact, unions are the only non-governmental organization for which Congress has legislated democratic rights. The National Labor Relations Act, or Wagner Act, of 1935, determined that work-ers have the democratic rights to association, self-organiza-tion, and designation of representatives of their own choos-ing. And after undemocratic practices began creeping into large labor organizations, the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, commonly known as the Lan-drum-Griffin Act, required that unions establish an exhaustive union bill of rights and required that their constitutions and bylaws be reviewed by the Department of Labor.

Democracy within unions not only allows for these broad, understood principles to be upheld, but allows for practices within the daily life of unions and their members to thrive, and to thrive ethically. An established bill of rights gives mem-bers the right to free speech on the job and at union gather-ings, free press and the right to dispense documents to fellow members without censorship, free assembly, fair elections and candidate nominations, and many other indispensible

rights that form that backbone of many large and powerful unions exercising these rights every day.

Although democracy within unions is essential and ideal, it does not mean it is or was easy to achieve. For example, Joseph Albert “Jock” Yablonski was murdered in 1969, along with his wife and daughter, for fighting to democratize the United Mine Workers after responding to undemocratic ac-tions that took place regularly within the union and in union elections. The Teamsters union also played a large part in union democratic reform by forming the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) in 1976. In a union where top leader-ship was permeated by organized crime, the best interest of members was often sold out to payoffs and corruption, and opposition was often answered with dismissal or even violence. The persistence and continued growth of the TDU illustrates how important and imperative the principles of union democracy can be.

In all, the complex and intertwined relationship between democracy and unions has set the framework for labor organizations to become the most effective and organized they can be. With democratic principles and laws governing unions, the stronger and more ethical labor movements can become. By fostering democracy within them, unions are able to work better with other ethical unions and foster greater rights for their members. And with that comes a group of members who know their rights, are active not only the union itself, but in the democratic process inside and outside of their unions, and who have greater opportunities to trans-form and lead their unions in new and better ways.

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REMEMBERRetireesUnited Airlines

Aiello, Ida M. ORDCS 13 Yrs 9 MosAndrade, Robert G. SEACG 23 Yrs11 MosArteaga, Yolanda DENCS 10 Yrs 7 MosAshcraft, Bettye J. ORDCG 31 Yrs 9 MosBabani, Salomon ORDCG 25 Yrs 6 MosBaltsen, Richard W. ORDCG 42 Yrs 6 MosBaratta, Vita ORDCS 11 Yrs 9 MosBellinger, Masako HNLCS 21 Yrs 8 MosBrown, Patrick B. LGACS 35 Yrs11 MosCannon-Harris, Lee IADCS 10 Yrs 2 MosCavanagh, Paul T. OGGOZ 31 Yrs11 MosClendaniel, Deborah C. IADCS 14 Yrs11 MosDeane, Rita EWRCS 11 Yrs 2 MosDrake Jr., Thomas ORDCG 36 Yrs 0 MosDykstra, Theodore DENJL 18 Yrs10 MosEllison, Ervette E. CHIRR 18 Yrs 5 MosEnlow, Steven ORDCG 32 Yrs 4 MosFeng, Yin Hsueh ORDCS 15 Yrs 3 MosFields, Bertha ORDCG 16 Yrs 9 MosFriday, Hylah A. TPAOZ 25 Yrs 9 MosGarrison, Margaret A. ORDCS 18 Yrs 5 MosGilbert, Kevin L. CHIRR 20 Yrs 3 MosGoolsby, Harvey L. DENTK 19 Yrs 9 MosHarmon, Thomas R. TUSOZ 41 Yrs 6 MosHornsby, Pamela J. DENTK 10 Yrs 4 MosHuffman, William S. ORDCG 24 Yrs10 MosJansen, Reisa T. OGGOZ 25 Yrs 5 MosJones, Jeffrey E. DENCG 25 Yrs 6 MosJones, Jesse IADCG 14 Yrs 0 MosJones, Michael MCOCG 21 Yrs10 MosJones, Tommi L. MCOOZ 15 Yrs 3 MosKapoor, Ashok K. SFOJD 22 Yrs 8 MosKarousos, Ana A. IADCS 13 Yrs 3 MosKendrick, Victoria CHIRR 31 Yrs 8 MosKish, Kathy A. IADOZ 19 Yrs 5 MosKizior, Tonna K. CHIRR 25 Yrs10 MosKmetz, David J. ORDCG 10 Yrs 8 MosKopchak, Elizabeth R. EWRCS 31 Yrs 2 MosKrewer II, Charles R. ORDCG 22 Yrs11 MosKuhns, Eileen M. DENCS 10 Yrs 5 MosLaviano, John A. CHIRR 15 Yrs 2 MosLimjoco, Luis A. SFOJL 18 Yrs 5 MosLopez, Nick KOAOZ 10 Yrs 8 MosMatthews, Ellmore SFOJJ 11 Yrs 0 MosMcLean, Timothy R. RNOOZ 18 Yrs 9 MosMercado, Roberta T. IAHOZ 26 Yrs 6 MosMitchell, James SFOCG 10 Yrs 2 MosMorton, Patricia A. ORDOZ 43 Yrs10 MosMurray, Jonathan B. SFOCG 22 Yrs11 MosNorrbohm, Deborah J. MSPCG 11 Yrs 5 MosPalmer, Joe D. DFWOZ 12 Yrs 4 MosPark, William C. SFOJL 41 Yrs10 MosPearlman, Charles A. SMFCG 35 Yrs 1 MosPerez Burgos, Felix C. ORDCG 21 Yrs 2 MosPiper, Jodey G. DENCS 23 Yrs 9 MosPolce, Anne SFOCS 25 Yrs 9 MosRobinson, Joanne TULOZ 31 Yrs 7 MosRodriguez, Raul ORDCG 22 Yrs 9 MosRoldan, Danny H. ORDCS 12 Yrs 9 MosRoss, John F. MCIOZ 10 Yrs 2 MosRyan Lueder, Lee IAHOZ 26 Yrs10 Mos

Schillaci, Joseph A. LASOZ 31 Yrs 3 MosSchlett, Gail J. IADOZ 18 Yrs 3 MosSegich, Timothy P. PHLCG 25 Yrs 2 MosSegurson, Regina SFOCS 13 Yrs 0 MosShafer, Richard A. DENTK 27 Yrs 8 MosShepple, Cathryn J. DENCS 17 Yrs11 MosStorm, Jurate T DENCS 26 Yrs 2 MosSullivan, John DSMOZ 13 Yrs10 MosThompson, Peggy R. CVGOZ 10 Yrs 7 MosToovey, Jerald R. DENJL 40 Yrs 4 MosTricerri, Mary ONTOZ 10 Yrs 8 MosVerduzco, Shermane C. SFOCS 25 Yrs 8 MosWenzel, Jo Ann CHIRR 26 Yrs 1 Mos

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Brison, James W TPA 04/29/10Carvalho, Leandro L BOS 01/31/10Cathey, Charles N CLT 04/30/10Chavez, Luiz LAS 02/14/10Conlin, Thomas F SAN 02/16/10Curran, Frank A RNO 03/31/10Dorsey, William Edward LAS 02/15/10Evans, James C PVD 05/09/10Farrell, Michael Kevin ICT 01/17/10Faucher, Richard MHT 01/23/10Hamilton, Joseph F CLT 04/29/10Harrison, Milford L LAS 02/28/10Jimenez, Carlos SFO 04/19/10Keenan, Glenda K ICT 01/31/10Kelly, Michael Dennis PHL 04/2/10Kowalski, John Kermit PIT 05/16/10Kraemer, Gregory Joseph LAS 04/11/10Kraemer, Gregory Joseph PHL 04/11/10Mahoney, Michael H LAS 02/14/10Meyers, Richard Eugene PHL 02/27/10Morse, Robert E COS 05/25/10Muraska, Richard A LAS 03/07/10Nickel, Steven C LAS 03/30/10Nusspickel, Michael Paul PHL 05/28/10Odonnell, James B PIT 03/31/10Perez, David BUR 02/09/10Preininger, Glenn Robert CLT 03/31/10

ObituariesUnited Airlines

Adel, Armand S. retiree MIAHH 01/15/10Alama, Elizabeth M. retiree HNLMK 11/01/09Allen, Frank W. retiree DENTK 01/06/10Bailey, Winston L. LAXCS 11/19/09Baran, Sandra R. retiree ORDCS 03/18/10Barber, Martha C. retiree MIAOZ 11/17/09Barker, Stephen M. retiree DENTK 01/07/10Barnes, Leslie J. retiree LAXCG 01/27/10Bell, John T. retiree ORDFF 02/06/10Benford, Doris N. retiree NYCRR 01/29/10Benton, Bert R. SEAFF 12/27/09Bilicki, David M. retiree DENFF 02/03/10Boehm, William J. retiree ORDGQ 03/20/10Bolten, Norma L. retiree IADRR 10/05/09Boone, Louis retiree ORDCS 03/13/10Bosetti, Elwyn H. retiree PITOO 11/02/09Boyd, Milton retiree SFOCE 01/14/10Bradford, Georgiann B. CLERR 02/11/10Brennan, Patrick J. CLECG 09/20/09Bruce, John ORDCG 10/15/09Bryning, Delano R. retiree SFOJJ 12/29/09

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Budinich, Anthony J. retiree SEAPV 01/09/10Budnick, Joseph L. retiree DENCG 03/27/10Carroll, Peter J. retiree ATLRR 03/14/10Carroll, Thomas J. retiree PHXOZ 12/28/09Cave, Elden retiree IADCS 01/21/10Chang, Francisco E. retiree MIAOZ 01/21/10Chapman, William D. retiree SFOJL 10/20/09Conley, Beverly Y. retiree SEAHH 10/07/09Constante Jr, Peter retiree PITCG 10/20/09Contento, Frank L. retiree IADRR 12/21/09Copp, Ruth M. retiree OMAHH 03/11/10Cortecero, Robert F. retiree ORDCG 02/18/10Crisman, Arthur F. retiree DENRR 02/22/10Cruz, Nedy Y. retiree SFOJL 10/05/09Daniel, Franklin L. retiree LAXCG 12/20/09De Camp, Jack M. retiree LAXFO 01/10/10Devereaux, Michael L. LAXCG 12/26/09Di Felice, Vincent F. retiree DCAFF 12/29/09Di Gregorio, Carmen V. retiree LAXFF 10/15/09Dooley, John M. retiree LAXJL 10/10/09Dubacher, William J. retiree JFKHH 01/17/10Elser, Beulah A. retiree DTWHH 02/24/10Eppard, Lawrence B. retiree IADJL 11/25/09Farthing, William O. retiree ATLRR 12/31/09Fernandez, Charles retiree SFOCG 01/08/10Flowers, Willie B. retiree DCAHH 01/01/10Frei, Thomas M. retiree SFOHM 02/20/10Fryan, Ronald E. retiree LAXMM 01/16/10Fukalek, Warren A. retiree DENMM 01/16/10Gardina, Kasmer J. retiree CLECG 12/21/09Gettmann, William S. retiree SEAJL 07/31/09Gloor Jr, Emil retiree DSMOZ 03/25/10Grant, Charles E. retiree MCOCG 12/09/09Green, Lillie D. retiree EWRHH 03/28/10Guzman Jr, Rodolfo J. retiree ORDFF 11/13/09Hall, Robert A. retiree MSYOZ 02/26/10Haugen, Oscar E. retiree SEACG 03/28/10Hayes, Donald E. retiree SEAFF 12/16/09Heatherly, Orville T. retiree ATLCG 10/28/09Heimerl, Merle D. retiree DENFF 03/16/10Herman, Robert A. retiree CLEJL 01/19/10Hertz, Walter retiree DCACS 01/16/10Hocking Jr, Frank B. retiree SMFOZ 11/16/09Hom, Gloria I. retiree RALRR 11/29/09Howick, Howard L. retiree SEAFF 03/12/10Hunter, Shelton retiree SFOJJ 10/04/09Ikeda, Walter K. retiree HNLCG 12/24/09Jaegle, Daniel R. retiree DENCG 12/16/09Jobelius, Judith N. retiree CHIRR 11/14/09Johnson, Dalgita-Soki ORDCG 12/31/09Johnson, Daniel R. retiree DCACG 01/27/10Johnson, Grace CHIBD 01/02/10Johnston, Howard T. retiree CLEOO 03/16/10Jones, Fred D. retiree BDLFF 10/04/09Jordan, Fred E. retiree ORFOZ 11/23/09Kain, William I. retiree SFOSJ 01/25/10Kanak, Ralph F. retiree ORDJJ 11/03/09Kappel Sr, Marshall A. retiree ORDHK 10/14/09Kelly, Eugene F. retiree LAXCG 12/30/09Kennebeck, John E. retiree LAXCG 03/02/10 Kman, Donald P. retiree ORDCG 11/13/09Kokoszka, Linda A. EWRFF 12/25/09 Kress, Donald W. retiree EWRHH 11/23/09Laborde, Jeff M. LAXCG 12/17/09Ladd, John R. retiree DCAFO 02/16/10

Lambert, Edward retiree PBIOZ 12/18/09Langel Jr, Edwin J. retiree ORDCS 10/17/09Laws, Lane G. retiree RDUOZ 01/11/10Leonard, Mary R. retiree MCOOZ 01/23/10Lewandowsky, Kenneth retiree DTWCG 03/17/10Littlefield, Mary L. retiree LASOZ 12/10/09Lubawy, Richard G. retiree ORDJJ 10/14/09Mathews, Glen R. DENCG 10/12/09Mc Kinley, Jeanne W. retiree HNLTL 03/11/10McCuiston, Virginia J. retiree SFORR 01/31/10McGuire, Kevin ORDCG 03/26/10Milner, Lorenzo retiree ORDCG 11/04/09Morgan, Harris W. retiree IADCS 03/17/10Moyle, James P. retiree DENFF 10/05/09Nielson, Edwin J. retiree DENGR 01/20/10Nigra, Angeline L. retiree DTWRR 12/26/09Nobles, Linwood C. retiree BWICG 11/20/09Paulie, Cecelia W. retiree IADRR 12/08/09Pegg, Donald R. retiree LAXHH 10/09/09Penner, Richard H. retiree DENTR 03/07/10Pergande, Leslie H. retiree DENCS 03/06/10Peters, Martin M. retiree EWRCG 12/24/09Phifer Jr, Everette L. retiree CLTOZ 03/30/10Puente Jr, Leon retiree ORDCG 01/01/10Raymond, Kenneth A. LAXCG 02/12/10Robinson, Prince C. retiree SFOCG 03/10/10Rodriguez, Richard retiree SEACG 03/28/10Rokovitz, Edward R. retiree DENCG 01/25/10Rotunno, Frank retiree JFKFF 12/16/09Rushing, Leon retiree MDWCG 11/05/09Sarich, Patricia J. CHIRR 10/07/09Schaefer, Robert E. retiree ORDCG 03/30/10Schwarz, Karl F. retiree DENHH 12/26/09Scott, Sally retiree NYCRR 10/18/09Simmons Jr, Charles E. retiree DENTR 11/04/09Stabulis, Daniel E. retiree PHLFF 12/19/09Starr, Wendell W. retiree SFOFF 10/05/09Stroh, Lana G. retiree LAXFF 11/13/09Sweeney, Charles P. retiree LAXCS 11/13/09Thomas, Donald J. retiree DENCG 03/26/10Thornell, Ann M. retiree BOSFF 12/20/09Van Wickler, John A. retiree SFOJJ 02/12/10Venable, Norman L. retiree EWRCG 12/31/09Verdone, Jerry J. retiree SFOFF 11/02/09Vigil, Orlando C. retiree SFOWR 12/16/09Walker, Lloyd R. retiree DENCG 10/28/09Walls, Lewis D. retiree SFOJL 02/03/10Wanink, Janet H. retiree HNLRR 03/27/10Watson, Karen A. retiree LASOZ 01/28/10Weifenbach, William H. retiree PITCG 11/21/09West, Robert E. retiree SFOJJ 03/08/10Wilkins, Alexander retiree LAXFF 11/20/09Williams, Baris T. retiree ORDJL 01/28/10Wilson, Vernon L. retiree DENCG 10/11/09Wolanik, John B. retiree ONTOZ 02/22/10Younger, Lucy retiree DENHH 03/02/10Zoller, William F. retiree OMACG 02/25/10

US Airways

Colgan, Edward E - BWI 05/24/10Colombo, Anthony J - BOS 02/22/10Garcia, Nilton Eugenio - PHX 04/28/10Lugo, Carlos Rafael - BOS 05/31/10Wyche, Fred A - PHL 01/12/10

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