Day: October 21, 2010

KNOW your STATE Questions!

You have the VOICE to be Heard in the upcoming elections, Below are the State questions, Take some time and read through these. STATE QUESTION NO. 744 INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 391 The measure repeals a Section of the State Constitution. The repealed section required the Legislature annually to spend $42.00 for each common school student.…

TWU, LOCAL 514 2010 Endorsements November 2nd General Election

Early Voting at your County Election Board: Oct 29, 30 and Nov 1 Election Day Voting: Tuesday, November 2 UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: CD 5 Billy Coyle OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE: Dist 4 Neil Brannon Dist 6 Jay Paul Gumm Dist 8 Roger Ballenger Dist 10 Dale Christenson Dist 14 Darryl Roberts Dist 16 John…

Time to Pick Your Vacation

October 15 is the date that your station, shop, dock and/or work unit should have started picking your vacation for the following year. Be sure to review Article 8 of the contract and any guidelines that may affect your vacation selection. Vacation is one of the few things done by company seniority rather than occupational…

Local 514 Endorses Judge Carl Funderburk

On the November 2 ballot you will have a choice of candidates for several District Judge positions. District Judges are elected based upon their judicial district and each judicial district has a set number of positions. In Tulsa County and Pawnee County for example, there are three judicial positions on the ballot. Judicial races are…

Get Your Flu Vaccinations

Seasonal flu vaccinations are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $20 (payable by check only) and are available at locations listed below starting Oct. 1, 2010. The 2010 – 2011 flu vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses: an H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus that caused…

Contractually Speaking

Article 3 of the AA/TWU Agreement covers “Hours of Work.” On September 30, AA sent notice to the Union that they were canceling 4/10’s for all of the CAM business unit. This was not discussed with the union even though the company has a contractual right to do so. On October 18, 2010, Sam Cirri,…