Month: September 2024

Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles

The TWU Express, Fall of 2024 edition, has taken the time to cover a story on our own Local 514 Vice President Marla Johnson. We here at Local 514 are proud of Marla’s accomplishments.  Thank you Marla, for all you do! To see the full TWU Express HERE Read the Story Below

The Passing of Retired Brother Billy Joe Bradshaw

It is with a deeply saddened heart that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Billy Joe Bradshaw on September 15, 2024. Billy Joe stated working here at American Airlines in 1973 and retired in 1996 from the position of Mechanic Overhaul, Machinist. Please keep the Bradshaw family in your thoughts and prayers.…

The Passing of Brother Tim Fluegge

We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of Brother Tim Fluegge on September 28, 2024. Tim had started working with us here at American Airlines in 1997 as an Overhaul Support Mechanic. Please keep the Fluegge family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were made available at the time of…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of September 27, 2024

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President: The TWU/IAM Negotiation committee is putting together a schedule to do station visit meetings to discuss the economic extensions and to answer questions from the floor. The plan in Tulsa is to have the meetings on the base Thursday October the 3rd for day and afternoon shift and Friday October 4th for midnight shift. …

Association Update, Contract Extension Vote

September 25, 2024 TO: All Association Sisters and Brothers RE: Contract Extension Vote The contract extension vote will be conducted by electronic voting through BallotPoint Election Services. Voting instructions and pin numbers will be sent to each member’s home address on file with American Airlines, as well as via e-mail to their company email address.…

The Passing of Retired Brother David Finkle

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David Edward Finkle (Owasso, Oklahoma), who passed away on September 17, 2024, at the age of 67, leaving to mourn family and friends. David started working with us here at American Airlines in 1985 and had retired from the position of Aviation Maintenance Technician…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of September 20, 2024

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President: All, This week we reached a tentative agreement (TA) with American Airlines on an economic extension for the contracts covering the M&R, MCT, MLS and MTS groups. Please review the Association update and attached pay charts here.             In the upcoming days and weeks we will put out information on meeting dates to discuss the…

Association Extension TA Update

September 20, 2024 To all M&R, MLS, MCT, and MTS Sisters and Brothers: As posted previously, the Association leadership met with the company on September 18th and 19th. After lengthy discussions regarding the industry’s top wages, the company presented the Association leadership with the economic offer for our Members. The Association leadership later on September…

The Passing of Retired Brother Bobby Lollis

It is with heartfelt sadness that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Bobby Lollis on September 19th, 2024. Bobby had started working here at American Airlines in 1972 and retired from the position of Crew Chief Mechanic – Overhaul, Welder in 2006. Please keep the Lollis family in your thoughts and prayers.…