President:
All,
I want to express my gratitude to all those who put their names on the election ballot. Being selected to represent the TWU 514 membership is never just an 8-hour job. Over the years, I’ve heard complaints about not working a particular shift and not covering the grievance office 24/7. We have tried putting officers on different shifts and keeping them in the grievance office 24/7. We learned that it was not a good use of their time to cover the membership’s needs. We will continue to put officers in all areas and cover Midnight’s through Afternoon shifts. Their phone numbers will be published, and Union Reps will be available 24/7. Remember, if there’s a contractual violation, you have up to 5 days to file your grievance.
Again, thank you to those who ran for a Union position, thank you to those who participated by voting, and lastly, congratulations to those who were selected to represent our great membership!
I can be reached 24/7 at 918-636-6089
Take care,
Chairman of Maintenance:
Sleeping on the Job
Please refrain from sleeping while on duty. This behavior is taken very seriously and has resulted in several terminations. Stay alert and professional at all times.
Safety Reminder
Slips, trips, and falls continue to be the leading cause of workplace incidents at the Tulsa base. Always remain aware of your surroundings and take precautions to prevent accidents.
Construction Areas – Detours and Walkways
Please adhere to all posted signs and designated detour routes. Do not enter restricted construction areas under any circumstances. These measures are in place for your safety.
Work Experience Review (WER)
If you have any questions or need clarification regarding your WER submission, please reach out before submitting it to the company. We’re here to help ensure everything is accurate and complete.
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Headcount:
- 488 MLS on Base with 17 on LOA
Transfers:
- Only posting this weekend will be for TLO. Linda Dill was elected to E-board, so they will be posting an opening to cover her while in office.
- A Crew Chief opening will be posted soon in 022S (Issuing) to cover my position while in office.
September Bid:
- Bids will be available to view August 11th.
- September bid starts 9/8
- If anyone needs help, please reach out.
Grievances:
- 5 open grievances
- 3 grievances resolved last week.
- 12 grievances resolved during our meeting with Labor on Thursday.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
Bedo….. Bedo…. Bedo…..Bedo
That’s a call for help, your union needs your help in facilities, we need union reps. (Shop stewards) on all 3 shifts if you are interested please contact me for information.
Impressive work by everyone involved on the steam line to the test cells, base utilities, Tech crew chiefs, Boiler Room, and carpenters all worked together to accomplish a job that couldn’t be done.
If you get the opportunity to swing by and look at it, please do.
Grievances are at the forefront, we have been working on clearing out the back log that was passed down to us, I’m currently working on pre JCBA grievances if there is no proof of the violation, unfortunately I’m withdrawing them, a lot of which I personally wrote, however we ARE getting some paid.
New grievances are much better written, tracked and controlled and “we” (Kenny Miller and Tony Piparato) are working these as they come up.
If you sign up for overtime please plan to work the entire time that you sign up for, if you don’t work the entire shift it could result in action from the company and heartache from your fellow co workers.
Please be safe if you drive a company vehicle make sure to put it in “P”, shut off the engine, and set the parking brake before you exit the vehicle, and if any of this doesn’t work please contact our friends in GSE.
Thank you to all of you who voted in the past election.
- Budgeted headcount 316
- Headcount on base 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:
Respirator’s
If you are not respirator-qualified, the LTAs have been requiring members to file an ADA Accommodation. My understanding is that local management will discuss this issue next week. More updates to come.
Shift Improvement
Shift improvements have been posted for 226 and 226A ( Hanger 3). Please see the Electronic Bulletin Board https://spteam.aa.com/sites/TechOpsApps/BulletinBoard/index.html#/
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue covering the midnight shift on base at 5:00 am. If needed earlier, email or text me.
- Continue covering the grievance office and walking the floor daily.
- Continue working on grievances.
- Grievance meeting with management settled two moved 4 forward.
- Blood Drive Results- Goal-275 Productive units-307 First Time Donors: 20 (32) over goal. The Next Blood Drive will be on September 15. Thanks to all who give?
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
Retirement:
Union involvement goes far beyond current and active membership. The day that you retire doesn’t have to be the day that you stop supporting labor and your TWU local. The retiree committee provides that avenue, a way for you to support and stay connected to the local after retirement. If you are retiring soon, or know someone that has retired, ask them if they are connected. They meet the third Wednesday of every month at the union hall. Call the hall for more information.
NEOK Labor Council:
One thing to remember is that a unionized worker is paid on average 20% more than a non union worker for doing the same job.
It’s Better In A Union!
AFL-CIO
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – YTD- 208 Resolved –
- This is a rolling number of the last 12 months
- 235 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 12 with 6 paid and 6 W/D.
- June – Resolved 17 with 15 paid and 2 W/D
- July – Resolved 22 with 9 paid and 1 disciplinary action reduced and 12 W/D
- GRB Decisions – 3 being paid as soon as the company creates the pay letters. 1 termination is still awaiting a decision
After 2 ½ months, John Hollihan is finally working on clearing up the backlog of grievances.
There should be about 20 more pay letters going forward and about 10 I will need to work on to get them through. This does not count what was filed this week.
Shift Betterments – Management is slow walking these Shift Betterments. We will work on developing a better process for them to help improve the lives of those in the Bid units. Feel free to let them know your feelings on this matter.
Welfare and Entertainment
Tulsa Oilers Football – Made playoffs, waiting on this week’s games to determine seeding. The 2nd round is a slim chance for a home game.
Tulsa Drillers Baseball – Tuesday, July 25th-27th
Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7 am-11 am and 12 pm-4 pm
We had a follow up meeting with WE Street on Family Day. It was a huge success and we are looking forward to continuing our relationship with them and The Tulsa Oilers.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue Covering the grievance office daily
- Continue working grievances
- Tuesday July 29th will be my next Grievance meeting with the CRO Leadership Team
- I’ve dealt with multiple issues this week, i.e. seniority, Ot bypasses, CC outages, just to name a few
- Another week has gone by, and still no shift improvements have been posted for CRO
When you bid from shop to shop, be aware that you are going to the shift in the shop where the vacancy is. The bids post at 12:01 Saturday morning CST, they close at 11:59pm Tuesday night CST, from that time, you have 48 hours 11:59 CST Thursday night, to refuse the bid. If your name stays on the list, then you will be recognized as accepting the transfer.
Monday July 21st, Don, BJ, George, and I met with the Tulsa Oilers at the WeStreet Ice Center for a follow up meeting to discuss the survey results from the TWU Family Fun Day 2025. Soon, we will be putting together a meeting with the rest of the Event Committee and start discussing plans for the upcoming Trunk or Treat and the Adult Party.
The Tulsa Oilers Football Team did secure a playoff spot, but in the 1st round they will not get a home game.
July 25th, 26th, and 27th, the Tulsa Drillers are playing at home. Those vouchers are available at the Union Hall.
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, July 25, 2025
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 20 Aircraft
- 9 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A321 – 3
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A321 – 1
- B737NG – 4
- B787 – 1
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A320 – 1 (1 – C11)
- A321 – 1 (1 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737NG – 19 (3 – MBV04, 4 – MBV08)
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (3) Stations
- 23 Aircraft.
- 22 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS)
- HKG_HAECO_Hong Kong – 1
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV03)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 17 Aircraft
- A319 – 10 (1 – 2S, 9 – 4S)
- A321 – 7 (1 – 2S, 6 – 4S)
- VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 5 Aircraft
- A321 – 2 (1 – 1S)
- B737NG – 3 ( 3 – MBV05)
- HKG_HAECO_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 25, 2025 | January 23, 2020 | VAR | |||||
| TCC | 70 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -9 | ||
| CC AMT | 277 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 32 | ||
| AMT | 2382 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -299 | ||
| 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 | 3605 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -234 | ||
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 : 64
- New Hires YTD : 95
- We had zero (0) members retire the week of July 14 – July 20, 2025
- We had zero (0) new hires the week of July 14 – July 20, 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 23, 2025 – Dept 226 – Hgr 3 Gen – 22 slots available for Improvement
- July 23, 2025 – Dept 226A – Hgr 3 Avi – 3 slots available for Improvement
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org