October 18, 2022 Over the past few months, the new Master Calendar feature in Workbrain Employee Transaction Manager (ETM) has been rolling out by station and bid area to represented team members. This integrated calendar displays the current available vacation ratio and provides the ability to request DAT/COMP days. To date, Master Calendar has been…
It saddens us to share with you the passing of retired Brother Bill Ragsdale back on April 8, 2022. Billy had worked at American Airlines starting back in 1962 and retired from the position of Aviation Maintenance Technician Crew Chief in 2002. As I have ONLY just found this out, and his services have passed.…
Vice President: Terry and I have been in Charlotte, NC this week preparing for benefits enrollment. We will have eight enrollment counselors available starting Monday, Oct 17, 2022 in Hangar 3 HOC. If you do not wish to sit with a counselor, make sure to go into Jetnet and confirm your selections. DAT selection is…
Local 514 Swear In: Marla Johnson Elected First Female VP in Local’s History, Pg. 6 – First Ever Joint Presidents Council Meeting, Pg. 8 – The Best Maintenance & Related Contract in the Airline Industry, Pg.10 and more in this issue of the TWU Express, Deterring Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing By International President John Samuelsen ver…
President: All, I attended an IEC (International Executive Council) meeting in California this week. During this meeting it was announced that current Air Division Director Gary Peterson would transition to a new role as Chief of Staff for International President John Samuelsen. Andre Sutton, current International Rep. was named as Peterson’s replacement. I’ve been asked,…
I continue to work on Base Maintenance Outsourcing. Below is a review of our CBA regarding base outsourcing. Base Maintenance Outsourcing is found in Article 6.E. through 6.I. of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Section F. & I. covers the AO & AO Support Shops, “Company base maintenance employees will perform at least fifty (50%)…
Please see attached Proposal from Lincoln for our STD and LTD insurance, 2023. (Please note that the earnings definition to include Overtime up to 15 hours and the shift differential pay will be updated during implementation for the policy docs)
The third quarter International Veterans was hosted by Local 514 this year. From September 27th to 29th we had an opportunity to convene TWU member veterans from all across the country educate, collaborate, plan for the future, and support one another. We had attendees from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Ohio, and…
Effective October 10, 2022, Gary Peterson will be moving into the role of Chief of Staff to the International President. Andre Sutton will assume the position of Air Division Director; for some time Gary will continue to assist the Air Division thru the transitional period. Effective October 31, 2022, Theotis James and Carl Martin will…
From Labor411.org Union Made It’s officially fall and that means Oktoberfest is here! It’s a time for great beer, great food, and (hopefully) great company. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of drinks and snacks so that you can celebrate the festival while supporting good union jobs. Happy Oktoberfest and let’s all…