Month: July 2017

JCBA Negotiations Update, July 28, 2017

Brothers and Sisters, The Executive Negotiating Committee informed American Airlines they would not meet face to face with the company this week while in Washington D.C. Your negotiating committees continued to evaluate the proposal presented last week and worked on crafting language to respond to this woefully inadequate company document that is far from industry…

IAM 776 Letter of Support for TWU Protest

  Dear Mr. Samuelsen, On behalf of over 9,000 of our members in the Great State of Texas, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 776 supports Transport Workers Union Locals 513, 567, and 591 as they continue to negotiate With American Airlines to obtain a fair and equitable contract. In the…

Message from Local 514 President Dale Danker, July 21, 2017

514 members, This week in DC during negotiations the company dropped a proposal on the table that included all remaining articles. Words can not describe my disappointment. The negotiating committee worked Thursday to review their proposal line by line, and we will continue to do the same thing Monday back in DC. They did provide an overview sheet.…

Association Update, July 21, 2017

Brothers and Sisters, The Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of July 17th, in Washington D.C. On the afternoon of July 19th, American Airlines presented their initial  proposal covering the remaining articles to your Executive Committee. Upon initial review, the  company’s proposal is inadequate and falls far short in providing the contract…

President Samuelsen Decries Termination Rate at Southwest Airlines

This week, the TWU kicked off a strategic campaign against Southwest Airlines to fight its unjust and overbearing disciplinary attacks against Local 555 members. International President John Samuelsen and Administrative Vice President Jerome Lafragola joined Local 555 in Dallas for a campaign organizing training involving 150 shop stewards from Local 555 Stations across the country.…