Month: February 2020

Local 514 Digest for the Week of Feb.28-2020

TWU Local 514

Membership Meeting: The postponed February membership meeting will be held on Monday, March 2, 2020. They will be held at the Union Hall , 11929 East Pine Street @ 7:45 am, 11:45 am and 3:45 pm. Reminder! We will be voting on the next Election Board. Election Board Nominees: (in order of nomination)         Kennard…

Passing of Retired Brother Charles William Smith, 88

We are sad to announce that on February 24, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Charles W. Smith 88, American Airlines crew chief and Army veteran, (Owasso, Oklahoma). Please keep Smith family in your hearts and prayers. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 28th 2020 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the…

The Passing of Brother John Simpson

It is with great sadness we share with you the passing of Brother John Simpson. Please keep his family in your prayers.   John Simpson 65, of Claremore, went to be with the Lord on February 21, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. John was born August 15, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri…

TWU Coronavirus Update

The TWU continues to closely monitor the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The disease originated in Wuhan, China, and has since reached 37 international locations, including cases in the United States. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that person-to-person spread will continue to occur and new cases will most likely…

Contract Language Talks Progress

The full negotiating committees continued to meet this week in Dallas, TX to write the remaining language needed to secure the final contract from the Agreement in Principle made with American Airlines. With a few exceptions, the bulk of that work is now done. Our next task is to work with our attorneys to finalize…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of February 21st, 2020

TWU Local 514

Agreement in Principle: President Danker has been in Dallas reviewing final TA language. He is hopeful this process will end soon. He has yet to be told a date that the TA will be printed and available to you. He also has not been advised as to when or how the vote will be taken.…

The Passing of Sister, Kathy Green

It is with great sadness to inform you of the passing of Kathy Green on February 15, 2020. Kathy served the Membership and Officers here at Local 514 for over 27 years She retired in January 2017. She was a friend to all. Please remember her family in your thoughts and prayers.     Kathy…

Contract Language Update

The Association negotiating team met this week with the company in Dallas, TX to continue finalizing contract language to bring our Agreements in Principle (AIPs) back to the membership as complete Tentative Agreements for your consideration. Making sure the contract language is accurate for this historic ratification vote by our members is a critical step…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of February14th, 2020

TWU Local 514

Agreement in Principle: TWU Material Logistics Specialist (MLS) JCBA Gains HERE TWU Mechanic and Related JCBA Gains HERE This week the negotiations committee has been in DFW working on the language verification process. Next week the negotiations committee will continue this process. Local 591, 567 and 514 Executive Boards will be meeting after the language…