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Tool Box Drawing for Hershel Stanley

The family of Hershel Stanley is raffling off his tool box. Due to his illness, Mr. Stanley will no longer be able to use his box and his family could use the money. On Monday, March 12, 2012 Local 514 will be giving Shop Stewards tickets to sell to the membership to help raise money…

Election Dates

Tulsa County Election Board 555 N. Denver Ave. Tulsa, Ok 74103 TELEPHONE MENU (918)596-5775 www.tulsacounty.org/elections Voter registration Phone: 918-596-5787 Voter absentee voting Phone:918-596-5767 STATE AND COUNTY PRIMARY June 26, 2012 Last day to change political affiliation March 31, 2012 Last day to register for state and county primary June 1, 2012 Last day to apply…

To The Membership – Accelerated Benefit Option (ABO)

Did you know that your Life Insurance with the Company has an Accelerated Benefit Option (ABO) for your Group Insurance plan? Under the ABO, if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness and with a life expectancy of six months or less, you may be eligible to receive a portion of your Group Life Benefits.…

Termination vs Freeze of Defined Benefit Plan

AMR has agreed to “freeze” the Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America, AFL-CIO (“the Plan”). This is the alternative to terminating the Plan and turning it over to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”). Keeping the Plan up and running is advantageous to…

TWU Wins Freeze of Pension Plans at American Airlines

Dallas — In a major development in the ongoing AMR bankruptcy case, TWU members at American Airlines have won a freeze of current pension plans. “The company initially wanted to terminate our pension plan, shift the cost to the government, and put our members at risk,” said TWU International President James C. Little. “Our negotiating…

Town Hall Q&A

Last month’s telephone town hall generated an overwhelming number of questions about AMRs bankruptcy. The limited timeframe for the call that evening made it impossible to answer everyone’s questions. In closing, International President James C. Little assured listeners that all questions would be answered as soon as humanly possible. Town Hall Questions 1 of 3…

Flex Spending Accounts for 2011

The expiration date for using your 2011 Flexible Spending Account balance is fast approaching. The last date to use all of your 2011 Flexible Spending account is March 15,2012. Remember if you do not use all of your money you will lose it.

Foot Clinic

The Visiting Nurse Association of Tulsa will be starting Foot Care Clinics at the TWU Hall, 11945 E Pine St Tulsa, OK. Clinics will be held on the fourth Wednesday of every month beginning February 22, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The next clinic will be March 28, 2012. Appointments are required. Please…

Leap Year Rally

TWU Local 514 members, retiree’s, and others from the community participated as part of a nation wide picket at the Tulsa International Airport, Wednesday, February 29th. Several thousands of our members and supporters around the system conducted similar pickets. The purpose of this Rally was two fold: First and foremost was to raise awareness of…