We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of retired Brother Fred Joe Slama on March 7th, 2023. Joe had hired on with American Airlines in 1956 and retired from the position of Crew Chief, Aviation Maintenance Technician back in 1993. Please keep the Slama family in your thoughts and prayers. Obituary…
President: I attended the Base Business Review at DWH to listen to VP Greg Emerson and his teams reports on how the Bases and the MRO’s are performing. Please attend the membership meetings and hear a full report from Eboard Officer Jay Potter. I’ve had continued conversations with all M&R TWU Presidents on possible changes…
Time: 7:15am 11:45am 3:45am Place: Transport Workers Union of America, Local 514 Union Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Regular Order of Business Vote on Election Board March Membership Posting in PDF
President: All, Please sign up for 8 hours OT on any shift if that is your preference. If a Supervisor tells you, or you hear that they will cancel OT if someone signs up for 8 hours, please get their name for me and I will file yet another Presidential grievance on your behalf. Violating…
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President: All, I’m working with Rollie Reaves to push for an arbitration date for the Presidential grievance that I call “dodgeball”. The IAM has made it clear that they would also like to see that case move forward. If it’s determined that the case would have a system wide impact it’s likely the Association Attorney’s…
We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of retired Brother Ralph Brite on February 24, 2023. Ralph retired from the position of Crew Chief, Aviation Maintenance Technician back in 2013. Please keep the Brite family in your thoughts and prayers. Temple Ralph Brite July 25, 1943 — February 24, 2023 Claremore Funeral…
President: We have reports from around the base that the company is making up qualifications so they can by-pass you on overtime and field trips. They are doing things that are dishonest and a violation of this contract. Please work with your Union Reps in your area to expose them. I need names of Supervisors…
We here at the Transport Workers Union, Local 514 would like to take a moment to thank Brother Del Cotton for all the hours of service he has given to the fight for life. Dell has promoted the Tulsa TWU/American Airlines Blood Drives for the past 15 years, He has planned, cooked and helped to…
President: Well, well, well, I’m told the company didn’t like my last digest update (read here), so let me tag on to that same message. The company say’s the Tulsa base employees are underperforming. Therefore the supervisors need to be on the lookout for people not at their workstations. I believe the company is doing…