President: All, I took a trip to Brooklyn, NY last week along with Rollie Reaves (Pres 567), and Gary Schaible (Pres 591), to continue the discussion about issues with this Association. John Samuelsen understands our frustrations, but reiterated the extreme difficulties of our marriage with the IAM through the Association constitution. My position was clear…
We are saddened to share with you the passing on October 19, 2022 of Brother Arja Medina Arja hired on as an Aviation Maintenance Technician in Hangar 3 back in 2020 and then transferred to DFW in 2021. Please keep the Medina family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were available at the…
For Tech Ops team members represented by the TWU/IAM Association, excluding MCT and MTS The DAT election window for year 2023 vacation is now live! Eligible team members can access the tool directly here: https://datelection.aa.com/ Remember, team members may change their election as many times as they wish prior to the deadline at 11:59 p.m.…
October 18, 2022 Over the past few months, the new Master Calendar feature in Workbrain Employee Transaction Manager (ETM) has been rolling out by station and bid area to represented team members. This integrated calendar displays the current available vacation ratio and provides the ability to request DAT/COMP days. To date, Master Calendar has been…
It saddens us to share with you the passing of retired Brother Bill Ragsdale back on April 8, 2022. Billy had worked at American Airlines starting back in 1962 and retired from the position of Aviation Maintenance Technician Crew Chief in 2002. As I have ONLY just found this out, and his services have passed.…
Vice President: Terry and I have been in Charlotte, NC this week preparing for benefits enrollment. We will have eight enrollment counselors available starting Monday, Oct 17, 2022 in Hangar 3 HOC. If you do not wish to sit with a counselor, make sure to go into Jetnet and confirm your selections. DAT selection is…
Local 514 Swear In: Marla Johnson Elected First Female VP in Local’s History, Pg. 6 – First Ever Joint Presidents Council Meeting, Pg. 8 – The Best Maintenance & Related Contract in the Airline Industry, Pg.10 and more in this issue of the TWU Express, Deterring Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing By International President John Samuelsen ver…
President: All, I attended an IEC (International Executive Council) meeting in California this week. During this meeting it was announced that current Air Division Director Gary Peterson would transition to a new role as Chief of Staff for International President John Samuelsen. Andre Sutton, current International Rep. was named as Peterson’s replacement. I’ve been asked,…
I continue to work on Base Maintenance Outsourcing. Below is a review of our CBA regarding base outsourcing. Base Maintenance Outsourcing is found in Article 6.E. through 6.I. of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Section F. & I. covers the AO & AO Support Shops, “Company base maintenance employees will perform at least fifty (50%)…
Please see attached Proposal from Lincoln for our STD and LTD insurance, 2023. (Please note that the earnings definition to include Overtime up to 15 hours and the shift differential pay will be updated during implementation for the policy docs)