Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO Primary Elections are Tuesday, June 26 for the State of Oklahoma. Make sure your vote counts! Here are six steps you can take to protect your vote; Call the local elections office to verify the location of your polling place. Locations may have changed, and…
Month: June 2012
ATD – AA Bankruptcy Update, June 22, 2012
The TWU International held a conference call this afternoon to update all AA Local presidents on fast moving events surrounding negotiations between American and the Allied Pilots Association. The company has made some movement toward the pilot group and reduced some of their “ask”. These fluid developments trigger the “me too” clause for the five…
Bankruptcy Update – June 22, 2012
Yesterday Judge Sean Lane indicated he was postponing his ruling for at least a week pending the APA’s decision on whether to submit the Company’s Last Best Offer to its membership. To date we have not received any requests from the Company to meet with either Maintenance and Related or Stores. When we did reach…
Special Bankruptcy Update – Judge Delays Contract Decision
American Airlines…. Today Judge Sean Lane indicated he was postponing his decision on whether to reject the contracts of all three unions for at least a week pending the APA’s decision on whether to submit the Company’s LBO to its membership. In the interim there will be no changes in rates of pay, rules and…
Special Jetwire, June 21, 2012
Special Jetwire THURSDAY. JUNE 21 2012 A Message from Denise Lynn, Senior Vice President – People Dear American Team, We today received word that Judge Sean Lane will delay ruling on American’s Section 1113 motion for all union groups for one week, until Friday, June 29. Earlier today, in an effort to…
American Airlines unions look to a new plan and new leadership
(Dallas Morning News) Leaders of American Airlines Inc. unions offered a no-confidence vote Monday on management’s plan to turn the bankrupt carrier around. But it also sounded a lot like a no-confidence vote on American’s leadership. “Look at what they’ve done with other mergers, with Air Cal, with Reno, with TWA, Association of Professional Flight…
Blood Drive
Rock & Roll Up Your Sleeve Heroes on the Homefront Blood Drive Tuesday, July 17th, 2pm – 7pm TWU Hall, 11945 E Pine St Please call 1-800-733-2767 or go to www.redcrossblood.org sponsor keyword: Heroes – to schedule an appointment
Wheelchair Donations
The Claremore VFW usually keeps wheelchairs to loan out to individuals in the VFW who need them. They are currently out of wheelchairs. Please feel free to donate, for a good cause, any unused wheelchair to the TWU Hall and I will deliver them to the Claremore VFW. In the event they receive an over…
Workers and Their Unions Key to Economic Turnaround, Election Outcome
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and Columbia University Professor Dorian Warren both say the best way to solve the nation’s economic crisis is to grow the middle class rather than allowing wealth to concentrate in fewer and fewer hands. Unions, they say, will play a vital role politically and economically in building a strong middle…
Regular Membership Meeting
Date …………………….. Monday, June 25, 2012 Time …………………….. 7:15 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:45 PM | 11:30 PM Place ……………………..TWU Hall, 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Regular Order of Business. Discussion and vote on sponsoring the Epilepsy Foundation Texas. Discussion and vote on sponsoring the Alamo Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. Mary Gorremans Recording…