Michael Quill Scholarship Application 2024

TWU Founder Michael J. Quill The union has been honoring our founder with these scholarships since 1969. Quill Scholarship awards have benefited hundreds of TWU families. Children of our members…

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Do you have a question that has not been answered on the website?

In case you do, we have provided your questions to the international. Those that we can answer locally have been. Please take some time and read through the http://aa.twu.org site, the PCGB site and if you still have questions, submit them HERE. We understand your need for answers, we feel the same as you. ,…

How The Bankruptcy Date Rule Can Affect Your Benefits

There are many ways the bankruptcy date rule can affect your benefits. As an example, assume an employee of Company X has 20 years of service as of July 1, 2009, when Company X files for bankruptcy. July 1, 2009, is the bankruptcy filing date. Let’s also say the plan ends July 1, 2011, at…

Court Update 12/1/11 – AA Bankruptcy

The Debtors scheduled a hearing on December 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM on the following motions: Interim Order (I) Authorizing Motion of Debtors for Entry of Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a) and 546(c) Establishing and Implementing Exclusive and Global Procedures for Treatment of Reclamation Claims Interim Motion of Debtors for Entry of Order…

Letter from Sam Cirri, President TWU local 514, 12-1-2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Tuesday we learned that AMR filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Now everyone has a thousand questions, and understandably so. To help get answers to your questions we have modified our website, www.twu514.org, to allow you to submit your questions directly to our International Legal Staff. We are now going down a…

American bankruptcy could affect Okla. Workers, Bloomberg Buisnessweek, 11-29-11

By TIM TALLEY OKLAHOMA CITY The salaries and benefits of workers at the American Airlines maintenance facility in Tulsa could be at risk now that the airline’s parent company is seeking bankruptcy protection, officials of the workers’ union said Tuesday. Rick Mullings, international organizer for the Transport Workers Union of America Local 514, said he…

James C. Little Letter to Senators on AA bankruptcy, 11-30-11

Dear Senator: Yesterday, American Airlines took the step of joining a long list of past legacy carriers in filing for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Transport Workers Union of America is the largest labor representative of the combined group. Consequently, our members have much at stake as this process unfolds. As you may…