Month: July 2026

The Passing of Brother Michael “Bear” Massey

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother, Mike “Bear” Massey, on July 9th, 2026. Mike began his journey with American Airlines in 1990 as an Aviation Maintenance Technician and quickly rose through the ranks. He became a Crew Chief AMT and later advanced to his final role as an…

TWU Local 514 Membership Update

Brothers and Sisters, The Republican runoff election for Governor of Oklahoma is scheduled for August 25, 2026. As part of this election cycle, Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond will visit the TWU Local 514 Union Hall this Thursday, July 9th at 3:45 p.m. to speak with our membership for approximately one hour. This is an excellent opportunity…

The Passing of Retired Brother Joe Martin

Joe Martin

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Joe Martin on Friday, July 3, 2026, a dedicated member of our union family who served American Airlines for an incredible 34 years. Joe began his journey with us in 1973 as an Aviation Maintenance technician and went on to retire in 2007 as…

TWU-IAM Association M&R Membership Bulletin – July 3, 2026

Negotiations Committees Meet to Prepare for Upcoming Bargaining Brothers and Sisters, The TWU/IAM Association Negotiating Committee met this week in Phoenix, Arizona, with the negotiations subcommittees representing our Maintenance & Related (M&R), Maintenance Control Technicians (MCT), Maintenance Training Specialists (MTS), and Material Logistics Specialists (MLS), Maintenance and Logistics Planners, Quality Assurance Auditors, and Technical Document…