It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our retired brother, William Joslin, on June 18th, 2025. Brother Joslin began his tenure with American Airlines in 1967 and worked tirelessly for nearly three decades, ultimately retiring as a Crew Chief Aviation Maintenance Technician in 1996. His commitment to his profession was unwavering,…
Local 514 members.It is with deep sorrow that I share with you the passing of my good friend and colleague Rollie Reaves youngest daughter Lauren Reaves. Please keep Rollie, Morgan, Cole and their family in your prayers. Dale, It is with our deepest sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the untimely passing of Lauren…
President: All, Jay Potter and I will travel to Miami, FL, next week to meet with the Association attorneys to prepare the Presidential grievance, which I call “dodgeball”, for Mediation on July 8th. Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us input. If a settlement cannot be reached, the case will move…
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Brother Jimmy Waggoner on June 23rd, 2025. Brother Waggoner had served as an Aviation Maintenance Technician at American Airlines for over 33 years. Jimmy began his career at American Airlines in 1991 and worked diligently to ensure the safety and reliability of…
President: Brothers and Sisters, TWU Local 514 represents many classifications that reside in 4 contract books. They are MCT (Maintenance Control Technicians), MTS (Maintenance Training Specialists, MLS (Material Logistic Specialists and the M&R book (Maintenance and Related). Sometimes, the Company attempts to have one classification do another group’s work. The IAM did not have Tech…
Monday, June 30, 2025Time: Place : Agenda
To: TWU-IAM Association Members in the M&R JCBA Re: AMT Technical Crew Chiefs performing work outside their scope The Association has been made aware that our AMT Technical Crew Chiefs are being assigned tasks that fall outside their agreed-upon scope of work. This is a direct violation of our current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Below…
President: I want to give a thank you to all the Crew Chiefs and a special thank you to Crew Chiefs Gary Sutherland, Brandon Duffy, Steve Corbett, Jeff Jones and Steve Fowkes. Your input concerning the continued deterioration of Tulsa’s ability to produce safe, reliable, on time aircraft was greatly appreciated. We will soon be…
