Month: April 2018

The passing of Wife and Mother Eilene Weaver

It is with heavy hearts that we share with you today the passing of Eilene Weaver, 89, homemaker, passed Wednesday, April 25. Eilene was the wife of Brother “EJ” Weaver that retired in 1992 after 25 years with AA, and Eilene was Mother to Brother Jerry Weaver who had retired in 2012 after 21 years with AA.…

Legislative Update

Update on FAA Reauthorization As you know, every several years Congress must renew the FAA and aviation programs. Congress has been unable to enact a reauthorization measure since the previous law expired in October 2015. Since then, Congress has passed a series of extensions to keep the FAA and aviation programs running. The current extension…

April 2018 Membership Meetings

Monday, April 23, 2018 Time: 7:15 AM 11:45 AM 3:45 PM NO 11:30 PM MEETING Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM Place: TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Regular Order of Business Motion to designate Memorial Day as Maintenance Manual Day Motion to have a 12:00am Shop Steward & Membership Meetings April 2018…

Brother John Miller, The Passing of his Son Jacob

Jacob’s Story Funeral services honoring and remembering Jacob Ian Miller, 20 year old resident of Verdigris, Okla. will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Blue Starr Church of Christ in Claremore. Calling hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, April 16, with the family to receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at Rice Funeral Service…

Admin Service Center available 7 days a week

Beginning Monday, April 9, Administrative Services will be available 7 days a week from 06:00 – 22:30. The department has been working for several months on building a schedule to provide the best team member support whenever it’s needed, and this is the next step towards that goal. Specifically for Aircraft Overhaul and CRO union employees,…

Team registration for the 2018 Great American Smoke-off is OPEN!

Team registration is NOW OPEN for the 2018 Great American Smoke-off, which takes place Tuesday, May 1, from 10:30 am to 3 pm in Hangar 3D. Twenty teams will compete to see who has the best brisket, chicken and ribs around. A Grand Champion will be named, and will receive a Hasty – Bake Legacy…

TWU- IAM Association Aims for Industry Leading Contract

Brother and Sisters, The TWU- IAM Association is committed to achieving on American Airlines an industry- best contract that will benefit all Association members and, consequently, be the benchmark for future airline contract negotiations. The five main issues that remain in our negotiations with American are: scope (protecting our work and jobs), affordable healthcare, meaningful…

Hey, American Idle, What About the Early Out?

Message to American Airlines: While the TWU-IAM Association patiently waits for American to contact us, we encourage them to offer Association members the Early Out package they are promising. Don’t wait. Do it now. The Company can do that now or anytime. An Early Out package is not tied to our joint contract negotiations. American,…