President:
I have visited via phone with TWU International Rep Rollie Reaves several times this week. We continue to discuss how we can resolve some of the top contractual issues. To that point, Rollie has worked with his counterpart at the IAM to establish quarterly meetings to discuss top issues. Marla and I will travel to Phoenix AZ, January 7-8 for that initial meeting. That meeting will then be followed up with a meeting on January 22-23 at American Airlines HDQ with their labor team to find solutions to these issues. If there is no solution, then they will be slated for mediation or arbitration. It is recognized by the Union and The company that the current grievance process does not produce results in a timely manner. Rollie is pushing hard to get this resolved.
The 514 Retirement Committee will meet with Fidelity Reps on December 5th to address questions and concerns for those who are either in the process of retiring or considering retirement in the immediate future. We will have information out to you before the termination date of the service contract with The Advancement Group on December 31, 2024.
I hope everyone enjoys a few days off next week. Happy Thanksgiving!!
As always, I can be reached 24/7 at 918-636-6089. If you have any questions or would like me to visit in your work area, please feel free to reach out to me.
Take care
Vice President:
The 2025 Block Vacation LIVE bid election for all workgroups will take place on December 3rd–4th.
Please log in to the tool or contact your local leaders to find out when the 5-minute windows open for your workgroup.
The company is having issues with the Vacation selection tool. IT is currently working on resolving the issue.
Thanksgiving is next week. You should have been given seven days’ notice if your bid area is not working.
Wishing you safe travels and a Happy Thanksgiving.
Many people find the holiday season challenging. If you notice a change in a coworker’s behavior and think they may need to talk to someone, please reach out.
Kristin Mackey is our local EAP representative and can be reached at 539-283-2464.
Chairman of Maintenance:
Attended multiple meetings this week with management and other groups to discuss various topics regarding safety employee movement and grievances.
Safety
- We are still in need of ERTs for the off shifts and weekends; if interested, please get in touch with Brent.anderson@aa.com
- Hangars 5/6 is looking for volunteers for the safety team; please get in touch with brian.drenthe@.com
Construction area detours and allowable walkways.
- Please follow all signs and detour signs.
- Do not cross into restricted areas; this is for your safety.
Future Leaders Organizing Committee
- The FLOC Committee would like to welcome the new workers to AA and invite you to our next committee meeting; if you are interested, please get in touch with me.
Work Experience Review (WER)
- If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
Vacation Selection
- The vacation window will open the first week of December
- please pay close attention to the selection you are using
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
HEADCOUNT
- 501 MLS, 19 MLS on LOA
GRIEVANCE
- 14 open grievances, 205 resolved this year
- Setting up a meeting with Labor to go over last batch of grievances
- A major violation that keeps recurring is overtime. The company needs to proffer 8 hours before proffering 4 early or 4 holdovers.
BIDS AND TRANSFERS
- 2 CAM 025S, and 1 TEO 032S
- Could have posting for TEO crew Chief this weekend.
VACATION
- Block vacation bids will go live on the computer from December 2nd through December 6th. If you have questions about the picks, please contact the admin before your 5-minute window closes. After your window closes, the picks can not be adjusted.
BIKE DRIVE
- We have donation cans in all the Toolrooms across the Base. You can donate or collect money in your shop and buy a bike to drop off at the Hall. PLEASE DONATE, put a smile on a kid’s face for Christmas.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
This week, I’ve been meeting with the new senior manager of FMG; I have also been tracking several jobs that the contractors have done that should still be under warranty that our team has been repairing by orders of management, in the hopes to expose the wastefulness of spending.
We have been tracking the headcount to be replaced this seems in itself to be a full-time job.
And finally, we are still working on grievances.
- Budgeted headcount 316
- Headcount on LOA 11
- Actual headcount 304
Everyone have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
As always, feel free to contact me anytime.
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue working grievance office and walking the base daily.
- Continue working new and old grievances.
- Had a meeting with John Hollihan and Avionics crew in shop 225 on day shift regarding day off pattern. The crew agreed to split weekends instead of adding a Tuesday/ Wednesday day off pattern.
- Mike Stearns and Kevin Underwood managers moved to hgr 1,2 & 3. Bryan Beene & Mark Winters moved to hgr 5 & 6.
- December blood drive starts Monday 12/2-12/10. We will be serving Bratwurst and Polish Sausage. Please give if you can and bring a friend.
- As always if you know of any members retiring please contact a Officer or union rep to receive their retirement gift.
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
It is getting that busy time of year, but take care of your vacation selection first. Pick several dates and be ready to go at the start of December.
There are several community service opportunities going on right now and we need your help.
- Turkey drive for John 3:16 Mission, wraps up November 22nd. If you miss this one try the next one.
- Salvation Army Angel Tree will be going on thru December 2nd. If you miss this one try the next one.
- Bikes For Kids will be going to the first part of December.
If you would just like to make a cash donation, please contact any officer and it will get to the right charity.
Have a Blessed and safe Thanksgiving and the rest of the Holiday Season!!
Tracy
(918) 40.9-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – 263 open
- October – Resolved 27 with 12 paid and 15 W/D
- November – Resolved 17 with 6 paid and 11 W/D
YTD- 478 Resolved – This is a rolling number of the last 12 months
Management Shuffle – Bryan Beene and Mark Winters have been moved to HGR 5/6. Mike Stearns and Kevin Underwood have been moved over to HGR 1/2/3
Bryan Beene and Mike Stearns are integral to the Grievance process, and we are working to establish roles, meeting times, and guidelines to move forward with the grievance procedures.
Block Vacation Picks – Please check your company email and Verify your amount of weeks, do a pre-selection of your picks, and be available for your time slot for the actual picks.
HGR 5/6
- 9FF is going forward with the new Bid Unit of 263 being mainly involved in 777/787 Heavy, Special Visit and Drop-Ins. Bid Unit 257 will be mainly involved in the 737 Heavy Checks on 5C/5D
- No current member of these Bid units will be forced to move. All General and Avionics openings will be filled with Future New Hires. All new General CC and AVI/CC bids for 257 (until Jan 13th) will be used to backfill any openings in Both Bid Units. The company will establish Bid Unit 263 on Future bids in Jan. 2025.
- Safety should be everyone’s top priority. The 777-shoring falling and injuring 3 members, as well as the Landing Gear change tooling breaking and almost striking several members, is a wake-up call. Please don’t be Complacent to Safety.
- Bryan Beene (Sr. Manager) and Mark Winters (Manager) will be working in the Bid unit and helping transition the 737 lines to best practices similar to HGR 1/2/3
- We are still working on resolving some issues with the Current Re-Bid sheets for 257 (CC Slots) and 263 (AMT Slots)
Welfare and Entertainment.
- Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Tickets are available in the grievance office and the Union Hall.
Community Service
· Operation Bikes for Kids – TWU514 is a proud sponsor for the last 3 years. This organization distributes bikes throughout the Tulsa Area Communities by supplying the bikes to Charitable organizations, including the following:
- Marines Toys for Tots
- Salvation Army
- Owasso Community Resources
- Family and Children Services
- And numerous other local charities.
Last year, we donated 130 bicycles out of the total of 1061 donated, and we were the second largest donor for the organization.
This year’s goal is to hit 1300 due to increased demand with families struggling. We have an internal goal of 170 from our membership. Collection Buckets have been distributed throughout the Base and Offsites located in the MLS Tool Cribs. You can also donate at the Union Hall or feel free to bring a new bicycle and drop it off there as well. Please donate and help with this cause. The membership approved up to $5000 of matching funds. The 170 bicycles would cost approximately $9300.
We will assemble the bicycles at the Union Hall from Dec 4th through Dec 9th and Deliver them for the Kickoff event on December 10th at 10 AM.
Contact BJ Rackers, George Albano, Daron Morgan, or me if you’re interested in helping.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, November 21, 2024
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 19 Aircraft
- 8 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A320 – 1
- A321 – 1
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A321 – 2
- B737NG – 2
- B777 – 1
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A319 – 1 (1 – C11)
- A320 – 1 (1 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737NG – 7 (4 – MVB04, 2 – MBV08)
- B777 – 2
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Six (6) Stations
- 33 Aircraft.
- 28 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS).
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 2 Aircraft
- A319 – 1 (1 – 3S)
- A321 – 1 (1 – 2S)
- INT -_NSA North State Aviation, Winston/Salem, NC – 1 Aircraft
- A321 – 1 (1 – C11)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 17 Aircraft
- A319 – 7 (1 – 3S, 6 – 4S)
- A320 – 1 (1 -4S)
- A321 – 7 ( 5 – 2S, 2 – 4S)
- B777 – 2 (2 – MBV09)
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 6 Aircraft
- A319 – 1
- A321 – 1 (1 – OASIS)
- B737NG – 1
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV03)
- B787 – 2 (1 – CC02, 1 – CC03)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK – 1 Aircraft
- B777 – 1 (Fuselage Repair – Boeing Team)
- VQQ Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 6 Aircraft
- B737MX – 1
- B737NG – 5 (4 – MBV05, 1 – MBV08)
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 2 Aircraft
- Livery aircraft do not count toward the outsourced man-hours (stations include: AMA, GUS, and ROW).
- If you have questions regarding Contractual Scope Language, you can reach me at (918) 845-8059 or jpotter@twumail.org. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Tulsa Aviation Maintenance Group (AMG) Headcount
| November 21, 2024 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 70 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -9 | ||
| CC AMT | 270 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 25 | ||
| AMT | 2325 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -356 | ||
| OSM | 448 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 23 | ||
| INSP | 248 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -15 | ||
| CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 0 | ||
| CL | 156 | CL | 130 | CL | 26 | ||
| TOTAL | 3533 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -306 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
Regards,
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org
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