Summary Since 1926, Congress has enacted three major laws that govern labor-management relations for private sector and federal employees. An issue for Congress is the effect of these laws on employers, workers, and the nation’s economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, nationwide, 14.8 million employees are union members. In the 112th Congress…
GSW Election for Vice Chairman – Sample Ballot and Mail Out
Ballots for the TWU Local 514 MCT, Vice Chairman at GSW election have been mailed. If you have not received your ballot by August 15, 2014, or your ballot has been damaged, please call Shawn Allan at (918) 694-3783 and a ballot will be mailed to you. All Ballots must be received in the TWU…
Preferential Hiring of TWU members at US Airways – Letters of Agreement
[wptabs mode=”horizontal”] [wptabtitle] Mechanic and Related[/wptabtitle] [wptabcontent] LETTER OF AGREEMENT between AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and US AIRWAYS, INC. and the MECHANIC AND RELATED EMPLOYEES (excluding Planners, Maintenance Control, Stores, QA, Tech Doc, Material Specialists) in the service AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and US AIRWAYS, INC. as represented by the TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA…
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…