Month: April 2012

Legislative Update , Monday April 30, 2012

    Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO   Monday April 30, 2012 Legislative Update   House Bill 2155 failed in the fourth reading in the House 50 – 42 on 4-25-12.  This in large part is due to the hard work and calls made by our members and supporters, and also the hard work that Chalk…

Key Upcoming Dates

These are tentative dates provided to us by the company. When and if we are notified of any changes we will immediately make that available to all. June 1st – 30th SIS Window Election Period July 6th M&E Provide RIF Numbers July 9th – 16th AFW / DFW / DWH Volunteer Opportunity July 23rd –…

Notice of Important Pension Plan Information

AMR eUpdate April 27, 2012 Notice of Important Pension Plan Information —————————————————————— Subject: TWU-Represented – Annual Pension Funding Notice 2011 Dear Colleague: The purpose of this message is to notify you that important federally required information regarding your pension plan has been published. The 2011 Annual Pension Funding Notice for the TWU-Represented Employee pension plan contains information about the plan including…

US Airways Term Sheets

In the event of a possible merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways coming to fruition, the respective term sheets covering TWU represented work groups, is now available for members to review. Please note, that this possible merger is not related to and has nothing to do with the upcoming 1113 voting on AA’s final…

American Eagle Bankruptcy Update, April 26,2012

American Eagle – TWU Negotiators reconvened meetings with the company on Tuesday April 24 at Flagship University. The TWU did not meet with Eagle negotiators the previous week, in order to give them time to gather requested documents. The TWU negotiators continued reviewing the few documents that had been provided and updated by the company.…

Nick Brown, Reuters – Tweets from Inside Bankruptcy Courthouse

Heading to #bankruptcy court for Day 4 of #AMR. Company’s HR head Jeff Brundage (who oversees labor issues) will take the stand. Brundage to argue biz plan maintains base pay rate as much as possible, outsources certain jobs where necessary. #AMR Brundage concedes what #AMR unions have argued: that biz plan seeks steeper labor cuts than pre-#bankruptcy negotiations. But justifies: Back then…

Time flies – Food Drive celebrates 20 years of feeding the hungry

Tulsa Area Volunteer Information – PDF (click here) “It’s our 20th anniversary,” NALC Pres- ident Fredric Rolando noted. “For two decades now, our annual national drive has proved critical in helping millions of American families—our customers—who are struggling to make ends meet during this continuing recession. “Each year, the second Saturday in May is a day…

TWU on CNBC

Watch CNBC’s interview with TWU International President James C. Little during Mondays Battery Park protest in New York City and Peter Kaufman, CEO of the Gordian Group. President Little and Kaufman give their view on why the TWU and other AMR labor unions, support a possible merger by U.S. Airways.  The TWU hired the Gordian…