514 – What’s on the plate

2013 Henryetta Labor Day Parade and Marching Band Contest

  • Monday, September 2, 2013 Parade and Marching Band Contest begin at 10:00am on Main Street in Henryetta, OK.
  • Come early (6:30am – 9:00am) and TWU, Local 514 will buy your breakfast at the Classic Diner, 107 Main Street, Henryetta.
  • Details Here

DOJ to Block Merger

514-PLATE

  • November 25 trial date set for U.S. challenge to AMR/US Airways merger. (Details Here)
  • Over 8,000 TWU members petition the DOJ to Stop trying to block the merger.

Meeting with Bill Collins and Mark Easton

  • Still pushing for Pot-Luck shifts to return, Collins mentioned that new shift tracking software could make this a possibility. Still in testing stages.
  • Settled over 64 Grievances

Equity Stake

  • Filing date of the W9 is being extended
  • It is important to note that the equity distribution mailings will be separate. (Details here)

Tech Crew Chiefs

  • Found that the company had Union Tech Crew Chiefs training vendors. Gary Yingst spoke with Mark Easton and this will no longer happen.

MCT Membership meeting @ Greater SouthWest Airport-Dallas (GSW)

  • President Dale Danker, VP Gary Yingst and Recording Secretary Jay Potter along with E-Board member Gene Chapin attended the MCT regular membership meeting.
  • Toured the MCT facility
  • Met AA Managements, Jim Weel – AA Labor Relations Director, Mark Nelson – AA Maintenance, MCT and MLS,  Dianne Taber – AA Labor Relations IC