Month: July 2020

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…

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,…

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…