The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee reconvened in Hurst, Texas on October 6, 2011. During this meeting Larry Pike, President TWU Local 567, Don Videtich, ATD Representative and Mark Richard, Labor Attorney, reported on the informal meetings of October 3-5, 2011, with representatives from American Airlines Senior Management . The parties continued the…
Category: American Airlines
American Airlines bankruptcy? Not so fast! (Article from Examiner.com)
Talking, heads, industry observers, and general aviation pundits have been tossing about all sorts of analysis over whether the Ft. Worth based carrier might finally join its legacy brethren in the bankruptcy Walk of Shame. Delta and United have done it. US Airways and merger partner America West both did it twice, as did Continental…
TWU COPE
Last Thursday the TWU COPE Committee made a major move in representing the members here at the Tulsa Maintenance Base. Joe McGill, Teresa McMillan, Jason Best with the assistance of State Rep. Eric Proctor drafted a resolution for the City of Tulsa to call on American Airlines to keep the MOC (Maintenance Control Techs’ jobs and others)…
Additional 129 American Airlines pilots retire
Posted Friday, Sep. 30, 2011 By Andrea Ahles aahles@star-telegram.com For the second month in a row, more than 100 pilots have retired from American Airlines, which could cause problems for the fall schedule. The Allied Pilots Association said 129 pilots will retire effective today. Last month, 111 pilots, many of whom flew Boeing 777s on…
Ref: B737 B-check – DFW
Kenneth M. Durst Vice President Line Maintenance Maintenance and Engineering September 30, 2011 To: Line Maintenance Employees Ref: B737 B-check – DFW One of the most difficult challenges we face in Line Maintenance is the constant shifting of resources to meet non-scheduled maintenance, such as our MELs. We have examined ways to meet this challenge…
OFFICER SPEAKS OUT
By John Hewitt Chairman Maintenance September 15, 2011 Nobody in Tulsa could have anticipated the lasting impact the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks had on the airline industry and many other aspects of our world. But in the years following those events the top management at American Airlines has made uninformed, knee-jerk decisions without fully considering…
M&R Negotiations Update – 9/09/11
The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee reconvened in Hurst, Texas on September 9, 2011. This meeting was prompted by what occurred in August following the announcement by NMB Mediator Jack Kane that insufficient progress had been made following a year of mediated sessions to schedule further sessions. At that time American Airlines and…
Special Benefits Meeting, September 14, 2011
Special Benefits Meeting, September 14, 2011 Date …………………….. Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Time …………………….. 7:15 AM, 11:45 AM, 3:45 PM Place ……………………..TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda 2012 Benefits Information presented by D’Ann Johnson, Malinda Hamm, and Bruce Sexton. This Meeting will cover the American Airlines October open enrollment changes and cost structure. The…
Mechanic and Related – Summary of Changes for Tentatively Agreed Articles – August 12, 2011
Article 1- Recognition and Scope Article Open Article 2- Definitions Added or clarified the following terms: ‘Basic’ classification means non-bid classification as referenced in Article 11. Changed ‘Classification Seniority’ to ‘Pay Seniority’ for clarification purposes no change in intent. ‘Complex’ replaces ‘set’ and denotes a group of cities in close geographical proximity as referred to in Article 46(a).…
TWU Maintenance & Related – Open Contract Articles, TWU – AA Table Position Comparisons as of – 8/12/2011
ARTICLE 1 – SCOPE TWU Available Seat Mile (ASM) Percentage that Commuter Airlines can fly versus AA Available Seat Miles increase from 6% to 10%. Protection for Class II Station Title I, II members from being adversely impacted by increase of ASM percentage. Para (e) adds language to strengthen scope coverage. • Incorporate current Letter…