In the Employee Information Package General Information for TWU Employees Accepting an Early Out Incentive Package located on JetNet, it states in part: “As a condition of accepting the Early Out Incentive Package and being approved, with respect to any claim for state benefits including unemployment compensation.” Question: Does this mean that if an employee accepts the…
Month: August 2012
AMR Bankruptcy Update for August 30, 2012
American Airlines/ Early Out Info Attention: Maintenance and Related and Stores (Material Logistics Specialists) There are a number of assumptions, speculation and misinformation out there about the Early Out requirements and deadlines associated with it. To clarify some facts for Maintenance and Related and Material Logistics Specialists, an extensive Q and A has been posted…
Oklahoma AFL-CIO Update August 29, 2012
Oklahoma Labor Network OK AFL-CIO Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Labor Day 2012 This Labor Day we recognize the men and women who do the work that keeps America Strong! That is pretty much all of us, it does not matter what we do, our work make the work of others…
Truth Be Told
Over the past six months, as our union and this Local have been fighting in bankruptcy court and in the 1113 process to preserve everything we could for our members, at least two organizations, AMFA and the IBT, have used the opportunity to attack the TWU and try to replace us as the representatives of…
Credited Service
When a participant is eligible to start receiving their pension it is determined by age and years of Retirement Eligibility Service when the employee terminates (see chart below). Credited Service is used to determine the amount of benefit along with the Final Average Salary to the date of plan freeze. When the plan is frozen,…
Eligibility for Retiree Travel Privileges
If your company seniority date is on or before July 31, 1996, you may be eligible for retiree travel privileges when you leave the Company if you have five (5) or more years of company seniority with the Company and have attained at least 55 years of age. If your company seniority date is after…
Prefunding
The prefunding for Maintenance & Related and Stores are still in effect at this time. The indication from the company is that prefunding will cease near the end of the year or possibly earlier. This means that if you were to retire this year, you are entitled to retiree medical until the program is terminated.…
M&R Early Out letter – August 29, 2012
As most of you know we are looking at September 12, 2012 as the date our M&R and Stores agreements are approved by the court. We have been waiting for the Company to finalize their ‘transition’ plan – so we can identify the actual timeline for the movement of work to TUL and DWH and…
Stores Early Out Letter from the ATD – August 29, 2012
As most of you know we are looking at September 12, 2012 as the date our M&R and Stores agreements are approved by the court. We have been waiting for the Company to finalize their ‘transition’ plan – so we can identify the actual timeline for the movement of work to TUL and DWH and…
Shop Stewards Meeting
Date …………………….. Monday, September 10, 2012 Time …………………….. 7:15 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:45 PM Place ……………………..TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Regular Order of Business Training The Hierarchy of Controls for Safety Shop Stewards Meeting Bulletin sept 10 – in PDF