This letter that will be mailed to the approx. 7,000 employees who were over-reimbursed for UHC claims is attached. The letter may mail as early as tomorrow. Of the 7,000 employees impacted, 2,619 are TWU members. In no case has any employee been over-reimbursed by any amount greater than the total elected in the FSA,…
March 26, 2013 The Honorable Claire McCaskill 717 Hart Senate Office Building U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator McCaskill: I am writing you to ask you if the FAA has closed any additional safety and security items noted in their response to you January 11, 2010′. Within that letter to you, the Office of…
Over 400 Members of the Tulsa Based TWU Local 514 Mobilized To Show Solidarity in Confronting American Airlines Management Directly after the Powerful Solidarity Rally, Sam Cirri President of TWU Local 514 met with Mark Easton of American Airlines. As a result, the company resolved the issue and agreed members of TWU 514 will now…
By motion filed with the Court on February 22, 2013, the Debtors sought approval of AMR’s execution of and entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among AMR ,the so-called AMR Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and US Airways Group, Inc. (“US Airways”), dated February 13, 2013. The Debtors submit that…
Paper Certificates Expire March 31, 2013 All paper certificate holders cannot exercise the privileges of their PAPER certificates after March 31, 2013. This includes all certificates that are issued under 14 CFR Part 63 and 65. 14 CFR 63.15(d) and 65.15(d) reads: Duration of certificates. Except for temporary certificates issued under §63.15 and 65.15, the…
Member Retirements Recently, the TWU Local 514 Executive Board has been made aware, that several “Early Out” retirements were not reported to the Local. As most of you know, when a Local 514 member retires, they receive a Bible, wrist or pocket watch, and retirement information from our Retirees Committee. The Company did not provide…
RE: Election 591 Results FROM: Robert Gless Dear Brothers & Sisters Today the Local 591 Election Committee finalized the election of your Local 591 officers and below are the results of the vote: President – Gary Peterson Vice President – Gary Schaible Recording Secretary – Jorge Rojas Financial Secretary Treasurer – Robert Owens Central Region…
As you may recall, on July 6, 2012. AMR filed a complaint asking the bankruptcy court to declare that none of AMR’s current retirees (both union or non-union) have a vested right to retiree medical benefits. AMR asserts that under ERISA, the health and welfare benefits the debtors provide to current retirees (including TWU…
TWU Int’l President James C. Little spoke on Thursday, March 14, at the Field Hearing of the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 addressing the airline companies’ use of bankruptcy laws to undermine their contractual obligations to the workers and urgency for reform. President Little testified, alongside other labor unions, that labor…
Dear President Hoffa, I recently received reports from the field that one of your organizers was found forging the names of American Airlines M&R employees on IBT authorization cards. I asked my staff to investigate this matter. they have reported that a source inside the teamster headquarters has confirmed these allegations, and I have also…