Al Ball

The final version of the Base Field Trip and Overtime Guidelines

If you read through the Letter from Mark Nelson you will see that the field trip guidelines zeroed out in January of 2014. That obviously didn’t occur so each location was to determine how they were going to implement this piece. TUL and TWU 514 have agreed to zero out the FT on the second Monday in…

2013 FSA claims deadline is June 15

If you had a flexible spending account (FSA) for the 2013 plan year, you have until June 15, 2014 to submit documentation for eligible FSA expenses rendered from Jan. 1, 2013 through March 15, 2014. You must submit your completed claim forms along with all supporting documentation to WageWorks byJune 15. Please contact WageWorks at 877-924-3967 or visit my.aa.com if you…

Firearms on Company Property- Oklahoma Self Defense Act

American Airlines, Inc. Maintenance and Engineering Center TO: TUL Base Personnel Date: August 17, 2009 Based on the changes with the Oklahoma Self Defense Act, it has become necessary for us to restate our Base Policy. The policy is clarified as follows: Employees will be required to self-disclose to security if they are carrying a firearm…

TTD Joins ALPA and European Pilots to Counter Latest Norwegian Air Tactics

SOURCE: http://www.ttd.org/tag/norwegian-air-shuttle/ Multinational corporations are increasingly contracting out what used to be family-wage company jobs to staffing companies to avoid unionization and gain a competitive advantage by paying substandard wages and benefits. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the Air Line Pilots Association and other aviation unions are calling attention to an international airline’s scheme to do…

US Airways Negotiation Update – May 22, 2014

IAM representatives met with US Airways management and Linda Puchala, Chair of the National Mediation Board over the past 3 days trying to resolve the contract proposals that must be addressed in order to reach a tentative agreement on behalf of all IAM US Airways members. The main focus of the discussions was our demand…

514 – What’s on the plate

TWU COPE Convention The TWU’s push in the first full day of the 2014 Legislative and COPE Conference was to educate and train TWU members to be effective lobbyists on Capitol Hill and back in their home districts. “We are working to build alliances with others with whom we have common goals,” said International President…