Month: September 2012

Texas Members and the Early Out Program

Below are the two most frequently asked questions that we sent to the Texas Workforce Commission along with their answers: 1. If one of our members takes the early out package, would they still be eligible for unemployment if they would have been laid off anyway? If the location is closing and all workers would…

Early Out Workshops

Attn: Local 514 members Thursday, September 13 …….. 7:45 AM 11:45 AM Tuesday, September 18 ………. 3:45 PM Location…………………………… TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street * Conducted by Mark Loeber of the Advancement Group. TWU of America, Local 514 Mike McDonald Vice President Early Out Workshops Bulletin in PDF

FYI – Yesterday’s APA Bankruptcy Court Decision

Following up on yesterday’s bankruptcy court decision on the APA’s contract being abrogated in the Dallas Morning News blog and the Article referencing that the Creditors Committee statement that “American Airlines must have a pilots deal before leaving bankruptcy” (also below). First, the comment about needing an agreement with the pilots to exit bankruptcy was…

Pre-Funded Retiree Medical Contributions – Letter from Don Videtich, 9-4-2012 to Local Presidents

Unfortunately we have had an issue with misinformation being disseminated to the membership and I have been receiving calls. The newly ratified TWU/AA agreements, approval of which is scheduled for hearing before the Bankruptcy Court next week, provides that TWU Members who are participants in the prefunding program will receive their own contributions plus investment…