Vice President:
Management should not be assigning people to work. They may direct a crew chief on what needs to be done. If a supervisor or manager is assigning you work please notify a Union representative.
Confidentiality:
The state of keeping or being kept secret or private.
We deal with many issues. While most of them are contractual there are personal issues that come up.
There has been chatter on the floor about the Union not disclosing someone’s personal issues. We will NOT do that. We take our oath of confidence very seriously.
Please put yourself in someone else’s shoes and consider how you would like to be treated.
When there are issues that are not confidential we will share those. The incident that occurred on base this week was a personal one. The police were called but there was no threat to anyone. After the two incidents of people getting on base without credentials if you cannot be identified by the people in the area they may call the police. If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 918-282-7494.
Chairman of Maintenance:
Parking Lot
- The company has informed the union that the parking lot is intended for active employee transportation use only. Any vehicles or trailers that appear to be abandoned or unused will be removed
Weekly Work Updates
- Ongoing grievance handling
- Shift improvement efforts
- Grievance meetings with management
- Communication meetings with management
- Addressing safety concerns
Bids & Transfers (Before you bid)
- If you’re considering transferring shops, especially if your current role suits your home life or you’re in A&P school, please speak with a union board member first. We can help you understand the potential risks before you make a move.
Shift Improvement
- If you’re interested in pursuing shift improvement, reach out to your area manager directly. The union is no longer permitted to conduct this process.
Safety Reminder
- Slips, trips, and falls are currently at an all-time high. Stay alert and watch your surroundings.
- Always double-check that your equipment is safe and up-to-date before starting any job
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Headcount:
- 490 MLS on Base with 16 on LOA
Transfers:
- No postings this weekend.
September Bid:
- Finalizing Bids with management.
- Bids will be available to view August 11th.
- September bid starts 9/8
- If anyone needs help, please reach out.
Grievances:
- 16 open grievances
- 7 grievances resolved last week.
- Still waiting for GRB results
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
Today it’s Friday and yes I may be showing a little too much cleavage but, I am wearing red in support of our current and past veterans, thank you for your service.
Hey… shout out to our FMG millwrights in the North TEO, they disassembled a huge grinder that is one of a kind and more than 50 years old with a broken gear box and with no schematics they are currently servicing it, this is no small achievement that shows our commitment and loyalty to this company, Thank you
We still have a big task at hand, we have to show our company the value of having a full time facilities group on site 24 hours a day 7 days a week this may sound like a no brainer to you and I, but to the accountants that make the decisions all they see are numbers and this is where we as a group need to focus, ask your crew chiefs to make you a work order for every thing you do that is not already documented.
Among other things your union has been and is currently fighting to get pms put into TMA and prioritized correctly, this is how we have added an additional 10 heads to our budgeted headcount for the first time in more than 15 years.
We will continue to work on language in our CBA that supports us as a group and forward our concerns to the negotiation team for the near future negotiations.
GSE is finally getting additional headcount to help them in their overwhelming work demands, we have 2 qualified candidates starting soon.
To those of you Questioning my ethics or my morals, rest assured I will not compromise them for anyone or anything.
I make No “Deals” for ANY reason, if you ever have a question, ask me I will tell you the truth.
- Budgeted headcount 316
- Current headcount 316
- Headcount on LOA 9
- Actual headcount 307
As always feel free to contact me at anytime.
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
I attended the 2025 Labor Assistance Professionals Conference this past week. Some of the unions present included the UAW , Teamsters, CWA, Sheetmetal Workers, & Teachers. Also present were several company HR personnel. Some of the topics presented were “Brain Under Siege,” “THC,” and “Street Smart.”
I know I answered several phone calls during the week and plan to follow up with everyone next week.
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue covering midnight shift on base at 5:00 am if needed earlier email or text me.
- Continue covering grievance office and walking the floor daily.
- Continue working on grievances.
- No grievance meeting with management this week.
- Blood Drive Friday and Monday and Tuesday. Please donate if you can.
- Several 32J’s on different issues this week.
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
BENEFITS:
We had the opportunity to attend the 2025 LAP ( Labor Assistance Professional) Conference this past week. LAP is an organization that was founded by labor unions to help union members. Sometimes people that are not involved or not affected don’t understand the different ways lives are touched. It goes beyond drug and alcohol abuse. We learn to assist and guide with trama, psychological, medical, family matters, and even financial issues. No, we are not professionals with degrees, but we should be that trusted ear and voice of reason when there is nowhere else to turn.
We will always maintain your privacy, trust and respect.
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Monday I went over Shift Swaps at all of the Shop Stewards Meetings
- Continue working grievances
- Tuesday and Wednesday we had some discussions over some of the pre-jcba grievances
- I’ve dealt with some FT bypass issues this week
Monday Jul 31, 2025, will be the next scheduled regular membership meeting. At this meeting, the swearing in of the newly elected officers will take place.
I know there have been multiple things posted on social media. I would like to personally invite everyone down to the hall and check it out. Lets talk about the issues you’re having in your area, and lets work on fixing them. Within 2 years, we will be going into negotiations, and we need to be tightening up. Let’s work together and get stronger.
The surveys have been sent out for the 2025 TWU Family Fun Day. Your feedback is very important for the success of the future events we have coming up.
We have a follow up meeting set up with the Tulsa Oilers on Monday, July 21st
The Next Tulsa Oilers Football Game will be Saturday July 19th. This is a must win for them. Please go out and support our hometown team!. We have vouchers in the grievance office and at the Hall
The Tulsa Drillers are playing at home this weekend. They will be suiting up as the Noodlers, and they have special promotions each night. Check out their website for more information. We have vouchers available at the Union Hall for them.
The COMPANY LEADERSHIP is working hard for you. Since they have taken over the Shift Improvement process, Shift Improvements have become few and far between. The last one that was posted was on Jul 2, 2025. We now have probationary employees completing their probation and not being moved to the shift that their seniority will allow them to hold.
918-402-0089
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, July 17, 2025
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 24 Aircraft
- 12 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A321 – 3
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A321 – 1
- B737MX – 2 (1 – EIS)
- B737NG – 3
- B787 – 1
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A319 – 1 (1 – C11)
- A321 – 2 (1 – C11, 1 – 1S)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- A321 – 1 (FUS DMG)
- B737NG – 10 (3 – MBV04, 5 – MBV08)
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (3) Stations
- 19 Aircraft.
- 19 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS)
- HKG_Hong Kong – 1
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV03)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 14 Aircraft
- A319 – 8 (1 – 2S, 7 – 4S)
- A321 – 6 (6 – 4S)
- VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 4 Aircraft
- A321 – 1 (1 – 1S)
- B737NG – 3 ( 3 – MBV05)
- HKG_Hong Kong – 1
- 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
| July 17, 2025 | January 23, 2020 | VAR | |||||
| TCC | 70 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -9 | ||
| CC AMT | 276 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 31 | ||
| AMT | 2387 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -294 | ||
| OSM | 472 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 47 | ||
| INSP | 246 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -17 | ||
| CC CL | 17 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 1 | ||
| CL | 141 | CL | 130 | CL | 11 | ||
| TOTAL | 3609 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -230 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
- Plant Maintenance Mechanic – Stationary Operating Engineer
Retirement Committee – Jay Potter, George Albano & Jason Best
- Visit the Local 514 website, twu514.org, for your Retirement Resources
- Presentation from the Retirement Seminar is available
- Retirement checklist available
- 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 designated a 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
- Schedule an appointment at medicare.fidelity.com
- This website provides an excellent resource for Medicare information
Retirements / New Hires
- Retirements YTD : 63
- New Hires YTD : 94
- We had one (1) members retire the week of July 07 – July 13, 2025
- AMT -MACH
- We had zero (0) new hires the week of July 07 – July 13, 2025
Shift Improvements
You will find the Shift Improvement Postings and Awards on the Tulsa Base Electronic Bulletin Board. The company is handling the shift improvements going forward. They are posted every Wednesday.
- July 16, 2025 – Dept 607A- Bench Avionics- CRO Standards Lab – Day Shift
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org
Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Retired Brother Hank King
With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved brother, Hank King. A dedicated member of the American Airlines family, Hank spent 28 years serving our airline in various roles before retiring as an Aviation Maintenance Technician Crew Chief in 1997. Hank’s passion for work and commitment to our union were evident throughout his career. …