Local 514’s Digest for the week of May 9, 2025 – Transport Workers Union Local 514

President:

The company has informed the Association that some engine work being performed in Tulsa and other stations will be outsourced due to the tariffs being imposed by the Government. It is QEC-type work here in Tulsa and not heavy engine overhaul on the Trent 800 series engines used on the 777. The company informed me that we have a volume of 16 per year and this will not impact the head count in that bid area.

Please read the Association letter here.

The company is pushing safety glasses and bump caps in work areas that they determine need that type of PPE. In AO I’m told supervisors are telling people that safety glasses are required from the time you enter the building until you exit the building. That is an unrealistic expectation and not what the MD of the base has shared with me. In simple terms, if it makes sense to have safety glasses and a bump cap on to be safe and not get hurt please consider wearing them.

Shift betterment: the goal of this Union is to give people on undesirable shifts an opportunity to get off that shift. We will continue to push the company to do shift betterment’s when an opening occurs in your bid area.

As always I’m available 24/7 at 918-636-6089.

Take care

Dale Danker

Vice President:

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11, 2025.

For all the Mom’s, this is your day! Celebrate your incredible life and the hard work you do. I hope you have a wonderful day. Happy Mother’s Day!

May Joint Membership and Steward Meeting

Monday, May 12, 2025

7:15 am
11:45 am
3:45 pm

Nominations for the upcoming Officer elections will be held at this meeting.

The company will celebrate AMT Day on Thursday, 5/22, in the town hall again this year, and do the food and gifts at the following times:

Day Shift: 9:30am-11:30am
Aft Shift: 5 pm-7 pm
Mid Shift: 10 pm-12 am

TWU 514 will also be there, giving our members a gift.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 26, 2025

The window is now open in Workbrain to select how you want to be coded.

Marla Johnson

Chairman of Maintenance:

I will be on vacation from May 6th through May 9th

Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org

Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:

Headcount

491 MLS on Base, 20 on LOA
2 new hires begin 5/12

Grievances

6 open, 2 resolved last week, 19 resolved this month, and 61 resolved this quarter.

Holiday

Please make your Memorial Day selection.

B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org

Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

Attended the Hgr’s 1,2 & 3 grievance meeting on May 1

Grievances Settled:

Three grievances settled.
A Level 2 disciplinary letter was removed.
A Level 1 disciplinary letter was removed, and the grievant will receive an APS entry.

Grievances Withdrawn:

Four grievances were withdrawn.

Shift improvement meetings with management.

Assisting members with retirement & benefit issues.

Attended Plater interviews – two external candidates.

Attended HGRs 5/6 CC interviews.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers!

George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org

Gene Chapin:

Continue covering the midnight shift on base at 5:00 am.
Continue working in the grievance office.
Attended 32J’s on Attendance.
Grievance meeting with management. Still waiting on 4 grievances to be paid and 2 from manager to get information from admin.
Attended shift improvement meeting with management. Management is not willing to work with the union on the process.
Smoke-Off date will be Thursday, June 12. Times 04:00 am-10:30 am-6:00 pm.
There are only two days left for the Blood Drive on Monday and Tuesday. Please donate if you can.
Anyone retiring in May, get with your local E-board or union rep.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you Mothers.

Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org

Tracy Hardin:

We have been working through a few issues around the electronic bid system. Trying to get to resolutions as fast as we can. More to come.

I have been involved with a termination special hearing. This is another step in the grievance process when a termination happens. The outcome determines the next step.

NEOK Labor Council

Reminder, a special election will be held on May 13th for;

HD71 – Midtown Tulsa

HD74 – Owasso

If you live in either of those districts, Go Vote!!

On Saturday, May 10th, the Letter Carriers will be conducting the annual food drive. If you can, leave some non-perishable by your mailbox and your carrier will pick them up.

Thank you

Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org

Don McCormick:

Grievances – YTD- 466 Resolved – This is a rolling number of the last 12 months

237 open for multiple areas.
Jan – Resolved 22 with 10 paid and 12 W/D
Feb – Resolved 44 with 41 paid and 3 W/D
March – Resolved 22 with 20 paid and 2 W/D
April – Resolved 12 with 9 paid and 3 W/D
May – Resolved 4 with 2 paid and 2 W/D. (Meeting 5-2-25, 16 agreed to be paid, waiting on pay letters)

Shift Betterments – Trying to handle probationary members coming off 5/26/25.

26th Annual Oklahoma Labor/Management Conference May 7-8 – Learned about Labor issues from Labor Commissioner and DOGE cuts, Religious accommodations, EEOC in today’s climate, OSHA, Social Media issues, Update on Labor Law and Mock Mediation/arbitration cases. The FMCS (National Mediation) has been battling through the courts after all were put on administrative leave.

Welfare and Entertainment

Tulsa Oilers Football – May 10th.
Tulsa Drillers Baseball – 12 game homestand May 13-25th
Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7am-11am and 12pm-4pm

Family Day will be June 21st at the WE Street Center.

Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org

Daron Morgan:

Monday, May 5th our board met with the company on shift betterment and set up additional meetings.
Wednesday and Thursday, I was in Edmond Ok for the 26th Annual Oklahoma Labor/Management Conference. The name is a little deceiving. There were no members of management there. The speakers doing the presentations were attorneys that have represented companies and Unions in arbitration’s. There was also a Federal Mediator that was in attendance on his on dime as well. It was very informative and educational.
Tulsa Oilers Football next home game will be Saturday night. Tickets and vouchers are available at the hall and at the grievance office
Registration is live for the 2025 TWU Family Fun Day Saturday June 21st at the WeStreet Ice Center. You must be registered to attend. If you cannot login to the TWU Website, contact an officer, and we can get you reset

Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org

Jay Potter:

Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, May 08, 2025

In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations

25 Aircraft
10 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
  - A319 – 1
  - A320 – 1
  - A321 – 3 (1 – C11)
- DWH – Dallas, TX
  - B737NG – 1
  - B777 – 1
  - B787 – 2 (2 – EIS)
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
  - A319XF – 1
  - A321 – 2 (1 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
  - B737NG – 11 (3 – MBV04, 1 – MBV05, 3 – MBV08)
  - B777 – 2

Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (3) Stations

27 Aircraft.
25 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS).
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 18 Aircraft
  - A319 – 8 (8 – 4S)
  - A321 – 9 ( 9 – 4S)
  - B777 – 1 (1 – MBV09)
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 4 Aircraft
  - A321 – 4 (32- OASIS)
- VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 5Aircraft
  - B737NG – 5 (5 – MBV05)

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

May 08, 2025		January 23, 2020		VARIANCE
TCC	71	TCC	79	TCC	-8
CC AMT	278	CC AMT	245	CC AMT	33
AMT	2386	AMT	2681	AMT	-295
OSM	481	OSM	425	OSM	56
INSP	241	INSP	263	INSP	-22
CC CL	17	CC CL	16	CC CL	1
CL	153	CL	130	CL	23
TOTAL	3627	TOTAL	3839	TOTAL	-212

Hiring

For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
- Aviation Maintenance Technician

Retirement Committee – Jay Potter & George Albano

Go to Local 514 website, twu514.org for your Retirement Resources
- Presentation from the Retirement Seminar
Jetnet has Retirement Resources available
- In Jetnet, click Resources at the top of the page
- Under Information and Help, click Team Member Services
- Scroll down and click on Retirement
  - There you will find several links:
  - Retirement eligibility
  - How to access retirement income
  - Retirement gift selection
  - How to stay connected with American
  - Retirement benefits and privileges
  - Travel privileges for retirees
  - Retirement gift FAQ
  - Signing up for an electronic W-2
Fidelity has a designated phone number for AA employees
- (800) 354-3412
Fidelity offers designated Medicare Advisors to answer any questions (this is a free service)
- Call (833) 886-0033 to schedule an appointment
- You can also schedule an appointment at medicare.fidelity.com
  - This website provides an excellent resource for Medicare information

Retirements / New Hires

We had six (6) members retire the week of Apr 28 – May 04, 2025
- AMT – 3
- AMT MACH – 1
- INSP – 1
- MLS – 1
We had ten (10) new hires the week of Apr 28 – May 04, 2025
- MLS – 10

Grievances

Dale, George, and I have been in Hangars Five and Six this week investigating the dodgeball grievance.
I’ve been working on a list of crew chief-known outage grievances that are labeled as having no information.
- It is very difficult to compile all the necessary information to move these grievances forward when they were originally submitted without any details. To all Union Stewards: please ensure that you include all relevant information you believe will be needed to present the grievance effectively in an arbitration case when you file the grievance.

Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org

PHX and TUL Engine Work Update

On Wednesday, May 7th, 2025, American Airlines notified the Association of their intention to send some engine work being performed in PHX and TUL out to a vendor due to the tariffs implemented by the current administration in Washington, DC.

More HERE

Passages

“It is always sad to learn about the passing of a Union Brother or Sister. Unfortunately, we don’t always receive news of their passing. If you are aware of a Union Brother or Sister who has passed away, please contact the Union Hall so we can pay our respects and offer support to their loved ones.”

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

The Passing of Retired Brother Steven Attebury

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The Passing of Brother Scott Davis

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