Dear Brothers & Sisters: The AA Presidents Council met on May 29 & 30, 2013 at the ATD office in Hurst, Texas to review the Power Point presentation and the preliminary plan document as presented by your TWU Equity Distribution Committee and legal counsel. We approved the Equity Distribution Plan and revised the presentation that…
Month: May 2013
AA Bankruptcy Court Update May 30, 2013
The Bankruptcy Court today held a hearing on the Debtors’ motion seeking entry of an order approving the memoranda of understanding (the “MOU”s) among certain of the Debtors, US Airways, Inc. and any successor (“US Airways”) and the unions representing the Debtors’ and US Airways’ pilots and certain of the Debtors, US Airways and the…
CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
SATURDAY, JUNE 1 at the home of Brother Delbert Gault UA Local 344 17641 Blueridge Road East, Newalla Brother David Hatch, CWA Local 6016, and the United Way Union Disaster Relief Team (DRT) will be working to clean up storm debris and get it moved to the street for pickup. Meet at Love’s I-40 and…
Local airlines workers to vote on union change
SOURCE TULSA – After nearly a yearlong effort of knocking on doors and garnering support, mechanics and related workers at American Airlines on Tuesday filed for an election with the National Mediation Board to become Teamsters. The petition for an NMB election follows a similar move by mechanics at US Airways. Those workers filed for…
Pension Plan Helps IAM in Campaign at US Airways
By Ted Reed – 05/29/13 – 6:45 AM EDT SOURCE CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — As the Teamsters union seeks to raid mechanics at US Airways , the toughest question the union has to answer concerns the impact that a change could have on the mechanics’ pensions. The International Association of Machinists provides members, including 3,500 US Airways mechanics,…
TWU Local 514, 2013 Election – Nominees Names and Ballot Placement
President Dale Danker Steve Luis Ron Engles Kunal Shinde Don Canann Harry Ashbaugh James Booker John Hewitt Vice President Terry Lesperance Gary Yingst Ray Wilson Secretary Treasurer Patrick Thornton Hugh Nichols Mark Bruski Shelby Morgan D’Ann Johnson John Carlisle Recording Secretary Joe McGill Jay Potter Chairman of Maintenance Pat Kinnamon Tony Bunch Chairman of Stores…
Statement by TWU Air Transport Director Garry Drummond on Teamsters Raid on American Airlines Mechanics and Related Workers
In the Labor Movement we’re very good at pointing out problems with employers, we’re not very good at talking about what’s wrong within our own ranks. I believe that we’ve been silent for too long. Let’s tell it like it is The once proud International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a rogue union. In 2012, the…
Equity Distribution Update May 24, 2013
Dear Brothers & Sisters: Your TWU Equity Distribution Committee met again on May 23 and 24 at the TWU Headquarters in Washington D.C. to draft the procedures and principles for distribution of shares of Equity in the New American Airlines to eligible American employees represented by the TWU. During this week’s meetings, TWU’s counsel and…
Questions for the TWU/IAM Alliance – Part II
THE ALLIANCE Q: Why is this the right time for the TWU/IAM representation Alliance? A: TWU and IAM both believe that fighting to achieve industry-leading contracts for TWU and IAM members at the “new” American Airlines is a better use of resources than fighting each other in a bitter representation campaign. With the issue of representation settled,…
Letter from Garry Drummond, TWU Vice President, ATD Director on AMT Day
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Today, we join thousands of AMTs at American Airlines and American Eagle in celebrating National AMT Day. We have tremendous pride in your professionalism, and the skills and knowledge you apply to keep the flying public safe. At both American Airlines and American Eagle, AMTs along with all work groups have…