Month: July 2020

TWU514 Neck Gaiter/Face Cover’s are in!

Joe Brown, Executive Board Officer and Chairman of Safety along with some Shop Stewards that he will be asking for help, will be passing out masks. They will be visiting all buildings on and off the base to hand them out. Please observe social distancing during this process. Always, Please try your best to protect…

Retirement Seminar in Hangar 3 & 4 Town Hall – Tuesday July 28, 2020

We will have a Retirement Seminar with Mark Loeber. Mark has been handling the Zoom conferences this week. On Tuesday the 28th, at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, Mark Loeber, your TWU retirement consultant, will be hosting the meetings to discuss and educate those who are interested in registering for the recently announced Voluntary Early-Out…

The Passing of Brother Kenneth Eugene Chastain

Obituary for Kenneth Eugene Chastain Kenneth Eugene Chastain was born November 1, 1927, in Hulbert, Oklahoma, to Edd Blake and Opal Sarah Rogers Chastain. He died Monday, July 6, 2020, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years. Ken was married November 21, 1960, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Betty Gene Greer. He spent…

Harmed by “Pay in Arrears” Payroll Change

We have noted that when AA implemented the new CBA “pay in arrears” method of payment and may have harmed some members. So if you have the PDF of the DocuSign that you initialized on or before June 22nd, 2020 and did not fill out the second DocuSign. Please attach it to the following form…

Tell the Senate: Get to Work and Pass the HEROES Act TODAY

It’s hard to believe. Coronavirus cases, unemployment numbers are climbing and TWU workers are still on the frontlines, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate home without debating the HEROES Act, the next coronavirus economic relief package. Despite the health risks, thousands of TWU frontline workers continue to do their jobs during the COVID-19…

Voluntary Early-Out Program Zoom Meeting- August 3rd, 2020 @ 10: AM CDT

On Monday, August 3rd at 10:00am CT, Mark Loeber, your TWU retirement consultant, hosted another virtual meeting to discuss and educate those who are interested in registering for the recently announced Voluntary Early-Out Program (VEOP). We encourage all employees who are interested in registering for the VEOP, or who want more information on the VEOP,…

Local 514 Digest for the week of July 17, 2020

TWU Local 514

President Dale Danker – Video on WARN letters Dale made a video with what we currently know about the WARN letters here in Tulsa. See it HERE: https://youtu.be/nFi9BqD1K4I Association updates: Association Letter – WARN Letter WARN Follow Up Letter Benefits: You can now make changes to your FSA contributions U.S.-based team members have more options…

WARN Follow Up Letter

Sisters and Brothers This year has been an emotional roller coaster and stressful year for all of us. We have experienced periods of high stress coupled with periods of good news. Contentious contract talks, ratified contract, COVID 19, CARES Act passes, pandemic re-surges and now the WARN notices. We know that stress is cumulative and…

Association Letter – WARN Letter

To: TWU/IAM Membership From: TWU/IAM EAP Staff Date: 7-16-2020 Re: WARN Letter This is an informational note to address the fact that American Airlines has issued WARN letters to members of the Association. Let’s start by talking about what a WARN letter is. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) offers: “protection to…