Sisters and brothers, The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of March 21st in DFW. On Wednesday March 23, the company briefed your Committee, ten minutes prior to their announcement, about the decision to follow the rest of the industry in having a profit-sharing program for its employees. Although this might be…
Month: March 2016
This week in brief
Brothers and Sisters, This week has been another that I have spent in DFW working in the negotiations process. We have been harmed for far too long and the dragging out of negotiations harms us every single day. I will be out of town 12 of the next 15 weeks working for you. I know the…
New Profit Sharing Program
This is directly from Jet Net, March 23, 2016 ( http://bit.ly/1RBbmbp ) American Airlines Team Members: We have good news to share. American Airlines is establishing a profit sharing program effective with our 2016 annual earnings. That means the program has already begun, and will pay out in early 2017 based on what…
Membership Meeting Monday, March 28 2016
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 on the following motions: 1602-03-02: Officer Pay 1602-03-04: Car Allowance 1602-03-05: Presidents Pay 1602-03-03: Reading Current Month Eboard Minutes 1601-02-01: Renew of motion to videotape meetings 1602-03-01: Bylaw change (down line stations)…
Official Results of the Local 514, Vice President Special Election, March 2016
TWU, Local 514 Special Election Vice President Official Results – March 16, 2016 Name : Votes: *James Ebel 379 Ray Wilson 275 Jay Potter 267 Kunal Shinde 223 Terry Buck 169 Dennis Meade 166 Joe Bouchie 45 Jorge Martinez 40 Doug Barnett 29 4287 Ballots were sent to eligible voters. _86_ Ballots were returned to…
Letter from President Danker, March 11, 2016
Sisters and Brothers, I wanted to try to address some concerns I hear from the floor. “We don’t see the President or officers on the floor” My duties as President have taken me away from Tulsa for over 14 weeks since the NMB handed down its decision. I have either been in preparations to meet…
Mechanic & Related/Stores Talks Continue in Washington DC
Sisters and Brothers, The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of March 7 th in Washington DC. Contrary to the message being delivered by management returning from the leadership conference in Dallas, your committee has not received any proposals related to compensation. Your Negotiating Committee, during this session, worked on the following articles:…
Crew Chief Self Demotion period 2016
We would like to take this time to thank all our Crew Chiefs. A “Self Demotion” is a big move for one that has been in a Crew Chief position for any length of time. This creates an opportunity for those seeking the position. NOTE: See Attached files for Q&A, Letter of Agreement and Posting.…
Association, American Airlines Negotiations Continue in Dallas
Mechanic & Related/Stores Committee Update, March 4, 2016: The Mechanic & Related/Stores Committee met with American Airlines the week of February 29th in Fort Worth, Texas. Your Committee wants you to understand very clearly, contrary to Doug Parkers video and what other members of management have stated, your committee has NOT received a final or…
Pre-funding Decision Reached
An arbitrator has denied TWU’s grievance regarding distribution of the contributions American Airlines made to match employee contributions to their prefunding accounts. TWU is reviewing the arbitrator’s decisions to determine the union’s next steps. “Nothing in this Opinion, however, should be read as concluding that the Company’s obligation to distribute the matching funds has somehow…