Local 514’s Digest for the week of September 5th, 2025

Vice President:

The Shop Steward meeting has been postponed to October. There will not be a meeting on Monday, Sep 8, 2025.

Marla Johnson

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Chairman of Maintenance: 

Non-Rev Travel

• There have been recent rule changes. Please review them at your earliest convenience.
  

Weekly Meetings with Management

• Grievance meetings
• Comms meetings
  

Work Experience Review (WER)

• If you have any questions regarding the WER, please reach out before submitting any documents.
  

Employee Conduct

• Please avoid confrontations with coworkers. We’ve had recent incidents resulting in job loss due to confrontational behavior.
  

Safety

• Bump caps and safety glasses are now mandatory in certain areas.
  
• A new, more comfortable cut-resistant cap (hat) is available in the tool room and is approved for use.

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

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Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:

Hello All, Happy Friday

We are currently going over headcount numbers and open positions with management, there are several current openings that will be posted  internally this bid.

 We have also been digging into the WER process and schools that are now considered accredited that weren’t previously, so everyone has a fair shake.

Well, I’m headed to Dallas again for the company’s contractual quarterly update. I will keep you informed on any new projects that concern our base.

• Budgeted headcount 316
• Current headcount 316
• Headcount on LOA 7
• Actual headcount 309

As always, feel free to call me at any time.

Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org

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Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

GRIEVANCES

 My next grievance meeting with the Hgrs 1, 2 & 3 Director will be on September 10th. I had to reschedule because I attended a benefits meeting out of town.

BENEFITS

  I attended the Summer Benefits Conference this past Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, Acrisure discussed all the voluntary benefits offered by Local 514. On Thursday, American Airlines covered Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, and 401(k) plans, along with the AA Added Benefits the company provides.   

I continue to assist members daily with Retirement & Benefit questions. Please leave a message if I don’t answer, and I’ll get back to you. 

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

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Gene Chapin:

• Continue covering the midnight shift on base at 5:00 AM. If needed, earlier text or email me the day before.
• Continue working in the grievance office and walking the base daily.
• No grievance meeting this week. The next meeting will be on Tuesday.
• Attended 32 J’s on attendance.
• NDT Inspector Dale Dillahunty is retiring on Friday.
• Red Cross Blood Drive starts September 15 through the 23rd.

Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org

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Linda Dill:

Grievances

Working grievances in HGR5. I have been meeting a lot of you on all shifts, thank you for the time to talk for a minute, ideas and concerns. Will be meeting with John Hollihan on 9/23/2025 to go over grievances. I appreciate the TWU Shop Stewards, all you do for many on base and off site.

PHONE NUMBER UPDATE

Remember to UPDATE your phone number or address. Check the union site and the company site.

TWUWWC

The Alzheimer’s walk is coming up on 9/20/2025. Please register if you want to walk with the Forget Me Nots. You can do so all the way up to 9/20/2025. DRAWING for the Milwaukee Screw Gun and Impact Driver set was held on 9/4/2025. I was unable to be there, but Lisa Prince and Betty Palmer got it done. Thank you both. Mark Blocher was the winner; he is a CC for Line Maintenance at TLO (the terminal) on MIDS. CONGRATULATIONS Mark! Thank you to all of you who participated and made it a huge success for our TWU Working Women’s Committee to help those A&P students with the cost of testing.

Report of THEFT

I got a report that a mechanic had a tool stolen (HGR5). If you have anything stolen from your personal area, toolbox, or work area, report it immediately to your Supervisor/Crew-Chief. Give dates/times/pictures if possible. We don’t want thieves in our workplace and expect all of us to respect each other’s items. Lock your box/desk when you walk away, and sign off on any computer all the time. Unfortunately, this is something that has recently started in some areas in the last year or so. There are a lot of cameras in all work areas/hallways that can capture what is going on.

DID YOU KNOW

We became TWU 514 in 1945 when Stores (Stock Clerks)  first organized TWU on the property at American Airlines. The following year, they were joined by Maintenance and Fleet Service (then a part of the maintenance contract), and Ground service was added. Our first TWU514 President was Elmo Robert (Bob) Burns, a Stock Clerk (MLS today). He had the poise and strength to pull the developing membership together for the benefit of all the work groups. Check out more history on TWU 514 at www.twu514.org. Work Strong-Work Union

Linda
(918) 954-4709
LDill@twumail.org

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Tracy Hardin:

LABOR DAY:

I hope everyone had the opportunity to celebrate Labor Day on Monday. As union members, we try to highlight our past contributions to labor and the working class, and focus on the challenges that lay ahead of us. I want to thank the volunteers that came out to support Local 514 at the Henryetta, Oklahoma celebration. Terry Buck, Jay Potter, Jennifer Brown, and Shannon Jones.

VETERANS DAY:

The Veterans Day holiday will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. That is a union-negotiated holiday and the same day of the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Tulsa. This event is hosted by the VFW and open to everyone. I invite you all to join our TWU veterans as they recognize all veterans, past and present. A veterans 

The Tulsa State Fair will begin before you know it. September 25 – October 5th will be the eleven days of fun. The union will be needing volunteers on the first day and the last day to promote Local 514.

BENEFITS;

The open enrollment dates are planned for November 3rd – 19th. Start gathering information if you need to make changes to your current coverage. 

It’s Better In A Union!!

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

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Don McCormick:

GRIEVANCES – Resolved 214 YTD 

• July – Resolved 25 with 9 paid, 1 disciplinary action reduced, and 15 W/D 
• August – Resolved 37 with 25 Paid 12 W/D
• September – Resolved 4 with 2 paid and 2 W/D

213 Total Grievances 

• 58 Active Grievances FT, OT bypasses
• 78 Known Outage (Awaiting Arbitration)
• 52 Shift Swap (2018/2019, Awaiting Arbitration)
• 20 Qualifications (Awaiting Arbitration)
• 2 Termination
• 3 Pre JCBA

John Hollihan is working with me to clear up the backlog of grievances.  

We will be meeting again on September 9th to resolve the next batch.

Welfare and Entertainment

Tulsa Drillers Baseball – Last homestand September 9th-14th.. This is the last homestand before the playoffs.

Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Starts October 24th  

Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7 am-11 am and 12 pm-4 pm

Trunk or Treat will be on October 18th, 6-8 PM at the Union Hall. 

The TWU Local 514 Adult Party will be on November 22 at the Hard Rock Casino.

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

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Jay Potter:

Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, Sep 04, 2025

In-house Base Maintenance  – Four (4) Stations 

• 27 Aircraft 
• 12 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
  • CTO – Charlotte, NC
    • A319 – 1   (1 – GDAFR)
    • A320 – 1   (1 – TAURUS MOD)
    • A321 – 3   (1 – C11, 1 – DMG, 1 – GDAFR, 1 – AIL LTNG STRIP DISBOND)   
  • DWH – Dallas, TX
    • A319 – 1    (1 – GDAFR)
    • B737NG – 2   (1 – ST07, 1 – CORRSN RPRS)
    • B787 – 2   (1 – EIS ACCEPTANCE, 1 – OSR)  
  • PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
    • A319 – 1    (1 – WSCPI/WNG X-RAY)
    • A321 – 3   (1 – C11, 1 – 2S, 1 – TAURUS MOD)
  • TLE – Tulsa,  OK
    • B737MX – 1   (1 – DMG)
    • B737NG – 9   (3 – MBV04, 4 – MBV08, 1 – ST07, 1 – BLKHD DMG) 

Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (3) Stations

• 29 Aircraft.
• 27 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS)
  • HKG_HAECO_Hong Kong – 1
    • B777 – 1   (1 – MBV04)
  • SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 21 Aircraft
    • A319 – 9    (1 – 2S/OASIS, 8 – 4S)
    • A320 – 2     (2 – 4S)
    • A321 – 7     (2 – 2S, 5 – 4S)
    • B777 – 3   (2 – MBV09, 1 – MBV10)
  • VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 7 Aircraft
    • A321 – 3   (2 – 1S, 1 – TGC)       
    • B737NG – 4   (1 – MBV03, 2 – MBV05, 1 – ST07))

• 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

September 04,  2025			January 23, 2020			VAR
TCC	72		TCC	79		TCC	-7
CC AMT	275		CC AMT	245		CC AMT	30
AMT	2392		AMT	2681		AMT	-289
OSM	472		OSM	425		OSM	47
INSP	247		INSP	263		INSP	-16
CC CL	17		CC CL	16		CC CL	1
CL	130		CL	130		CL	0
TOTAL	3605		TOTAL	3839		TOTAL	-234

Hiring 

• For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com. 

Retirement Committee – Jay Potter,  George Albano & Jason Best

• Local 514 website, twu514.org, visit for  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: 81
• New Hires YTD:    96

Attended Quarterly Scope Meeting at Headquarters on Wednesday 

• The Twenty B777 Retrofit Seat Mod Prototype is now scheduled for December 2025 in HKG.  

Worked Grievance Office 

Working Grievances

Tracking Scope

Tracking Headcount

Assisted several members with Retirement & Union Benefits

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

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American Airlines Quinquennial Anniversary (every 5 years)

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A Special Note

We want to extend our heartfelt condolences to our Treasurer, D’Ann Johnson, following the passing of her mother on August 30th. D’Ann’s dedication and resilience in the face of personal loss inspire us all. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family during this difficult time.

Funeral details and obituary can be seen:

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Passages

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

If you know of a member that has passed and is not listed on our page. Send us a note so we can add them. Let Us Know

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