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The Passing of Brother Jimmy Waggoner

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Brother Jimmy Waggoner on June 23rd, 2025. Brother Waggoner had served as an Aviation Maintenance Technician at American Airlines for over 33 years. Jimmy began his career at American Airlines in 1991 and worked diligently to ensure the safety and reliability of…

AMT Technical Crew Chiefs performing work outside their scope

To: TWU-IAM Association Members in the M&R JCBA Re: AMT Technical Crew Chiefs performing work outside their scope The Association has been made aware that our AMT Technical Crew Chiefs are being assigned tasks that fall outside their agreed-upon scope of work. This is a direct violation of our current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Below…

The Passing of Brother Roberto DeBenedictis

With profound sadness, we announce Brother Roberto DeBenedictis’s passing on May 26, 2025. Brother DeBenedictis was a Material Logistics Specialist at American Airlines in 2011. Despite his untimely passing on May 26, 2025, his legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched during his time with us. We offer our deepest condolences to…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of June 6th, 2025

TWU Local 514

President: Brothers and Sisters, This week, I traveled to Headquarters for a Scope/Outsourcing meeting and to support our Local 514 MCT members at American Airlines Operations Center by delivering their AMT Day gifts. While there, I reached out to COO David Seymour for a coffee. When we met about a month ago, he asked me…