Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our last session of Negotiations that concluded last Friday, the stores Negotiating Committee made the decision to pass all of the remaining articles to the Company. On Thursday, March 10, the Stores Negotiations Committee met with the Company to pass the last 9 articles. The articles that were passed to…
Month: March 2011
TWU R.O. Committee Report
By Gary Kelley, TWU, ATD, RO Committee Chairman (918) 289-1032 Our goal is to secure TWU jobs by pro-actively dealing with departments such as Purchasing, Finance and Engineering to ensure compliance with out Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and to promote the value of keeping work in-house. For more that 60 years the Transport Workers Union…
Duty Time Limitations
With all the overtime being worked in almost every shop and dock across the Tulsa Maintenance Base, and some even being forced to work their days off, don’t forget about duty time limitations. Though the company is supposed to take some responsibility in preventing you from violating FAR 121.377, the company will not protect you…
Keeping your kids safe in the sun.
Elk Grove Village, IL – Citing increasing rates of skin cancers, including melanoma, the American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued new recommendations on limiting sun exposure and tanning salon use among children. Ultraviolet Radiation: A Hazard to Children and Adolescents offers guidance to parents and pediatricians on skin cancer prevention. Skin protection should begin at…
TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update 3/7/11- 3/11/11
The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Table Team met with AA management and mediator’s Jack Kane and Walter Darr in Hurst, Texas the week of March 7th. On Monday March 7th, American Airlines Vice President of Network Planning presented a slide show outlining the management’s desire to increase the Available Seat Miles (ASMs) cap…
TWU Stores Contract Mediation Update 3/07/11- 3/11/11
The TWU Stores Negotiations Committee reconvened Negotiations with American Airlines in Hurst, Texas on March 7-11. This session in Mediation was attended by Jack Kane and Walter Darr of the National Mediation Board. The Stores Negotiations Committee members gathered at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2011, at which time the Company gave the Committee…
Thousands of protesters, unionists and supporters of the American worker
This week’s TWU video covers thousands of protesters, unionists and supporters of the American worker as they descend on Ohio’s capitol city in opposition of Governor Kasich’s SB5 anti-collective bargaining bill.
Rogers County Democratic Party..
Precinct meeting @ 7:00pm Thursday March the 10th @ the county building in Claremore fairgrounds. Any Questions call Jim Blouch, 918-406-1186
My Pension: New Tool, New Services for Retirement Planning
Employees and retirees will begin using the new retirement tools and services in phases based on workgroup: Phase 1 – March 2011 Agents Flight Attendants Representatives TWU-represented employees Planners Management employees Support Staff AA Retirees Phase 2 – Planned for the latter half of 2011 Pilots “MY PENSION” IN BENEFITS SERVICE CENTER The new…
March Events
March 5, 2011 – Stand Together Rally “We are all under attack!” shouts a speaker at the collective rights workers rally. “The tragic reality is that children will go to bed hungry!” Teachers, students, clergy, and workers, most are parents standing together to feed their families. “The message we are trying to send out is…