Shop Steward Training: The TWU-IAM Association Agreement
The July Steward Training covered the upcoming Association Agreement that our membership will soon be voting on. We began the training by going over the Trumka letter that aired his concern of a costly labor battle amongst AFLCIO Unions while not adding a single new member to organized labor. Trumka encouraged the TWU and IAM…
Shop Steward Meeting, Monday August 11, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014 Time …………………….. 7:15 AM 11:45 AM 3:45 PM Place ……………………..TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Regular Order of Business Training: Seniority Integration/Preferential Hiring Gary Yingst Vice President SS Meeting Notice August 2014 in PDF
AA leadership announced the movement of the DFW 777 B-Check
Early this morning AA leadership announced the movement of the DFW 777 B-Check to MIA, beginning in late September. AA has notified us that a significant number of transfers will be moved into MIA, that offering will begin to take place in the next two weeks. A recent change was made to the electronic transfer…
GSW Vice Chairman Eligible Candidates
Candidates Bill Jackson John Estes Approved for Posting: Shawn Allan, Chairman Local 514 Election Committee Letter in PDF: GSW Vice Chairman Election- Eligible Candidates
Correspondence on the prefunding contributions and the 1114 process
Reply from Paul D. Jones Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Airlines To David Virella , TWU-ATD AA System Coordinator This will respond to your letter dated June 24, 2014, to Steve Johnson and me regarding the employer-matching portion of the prefunding contributions that were made to the TWU VEBA. The employee-paid portion of the VEBA contributions were returned to active employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements the TWU reached with American Airlines in September 2012, and, by the terms of those agreements, the employer prefunding contribution is to be distributed to active employees only “upon successful resolution of the…
No more 15 day waiting period for Transfers, Title I, II, III and V
July 22, 2014 Dear David, Per our conversation, effective August 1, 2014, the 15 day waiting period before a transfer becomes active for Title I, II, Ill and V employees, will no longer be applicable. On the effective date, when an employee requests a transfer in the online tool, the transfer will become effective immediately.…
TTD Supports FAA Effort to Raise the Bar on Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance
Washington DC – The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today urging the swift implementation of a statute requiring foreign-based aircraft repair facilities working on U.S. aircraft to be held to the same alcohol and drug testing standards as those based in the United States. “The time is…
Express Scripts: Compound Management Top 25 Exclusion List
The top 25 ingredients included in the Express Scripts Compound Management exclusion list represent the majority of the compounds and nearly 85% are utilized for topical pain or a base (e.g. cream). Compounds are not FDA approved. See List HERE.. Compound Management Exclusion List
U S AIRWAYS MECHANIC AND RELATED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFIED
Ratification voting was conducted yesterday throughout the system. The tentative agreement has been ratified by a majority of the voting membership. The negotiated pay raises become effective Monday July 21, 2014. Once again we thank you for your support and patience during this process. Fraternally yours, Tom Higginbotham PRESIDENT & DIRECTING GENERAL CHAIR Here is…