Al Ball

Support AAmerican Jobs Rally

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS Hundreds of Workers to March and Rally to Save Jobs at American Airlines and American Eagle as Hearings to Void Labor Contracts Begin at U.S. Bankruptcy Court Morning of April 23 in Lower Manhattan New York – Workers from American Airlines and American Eagle will march and rally from New York City’s Battery…

IAM to Weigh US Airways Takeover of American Airlines

  April 20, 2012-  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today reassured its members at US Airways that it will aggressively represent their interests in any potential takeover of bankrupt American Airlines. “The IAM’s first responsibility is to protect the seniority, job-security, wages, benefits and pensions of our members at US Airways,” said…

IAM to Weigh US Airways Takeover of American Airlines

  April 20, 2012-  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today reassured its members at US Airways that it will aggressively represent their interests in any potential takeover of bankrupt American Airlines. “The IAM’s first responsibility is to protect the seniority, job-security, wages, benefits and pensions of our members at US Airways,” said…

Letter from President Little Regarding Bankruptcy, April 20, 2012

  Dear Brothers and Sisters, During my years in the U.S. military, I learned valuable lessons that have stayed with me ever since. Never box yourself into a corner, always keep your options open, and be sure to have a long-range battle plan. That’s exactly the strategy our union has followed as we face, together,…

Unions at American Airlines plan to back takeover bid from rival US Airways

DAVID KOENIG  AP Airlines Writer DALLAS — Unions at American Airlines plan to support a potential takeover offer by rival US Airways, according to two people familiar with the situation. The unions believe that combining with US Airways would give American the best chance to grow and preserve jobs, said the two, who spoke on condition…

Medco Health Solutions and Express Scripts Merge

Medco Health Solutions and Express Scripts, two major pharmacy benefit managers, merged to form a combined company.  This merger has no impact on employees medications or changes to their pharmacy benefit or retail pharmacy network. U.S. based American employees may continue to call Member Services at 800-988-4125 or visit www.medco.com for refills or for any pharmacy-related questions.