Category: American Airlines

Coping with the Death of a Coworker

Our co-workers are very much like an extended family. Full-time workers often spend as much or more time with their co-workers than they do their friends and family. Therefore, if a person at work dies, you may find that you are struck with a sense of sadness similar to losing a family member or close…

AMR Data Compromised

Important Security and Protection Notification. Please read this entire letter. (link below) Q&A Link AMR Data Compromise – PDF This just in, I do not know all the details, Looks like it will pertain to employees from a time period beginning in 1960 to 1995. Please see the attached document. Al Ball

Management’s Struggles to Improve Performance

Management identifies a problem and comes up with a solution; the supervisors aren’t supervising, so let’s go lecture the workers. This makes NO sense. It’s disrespectful to our members who come to work everyday, do their best, and show they are the best workers in the world.

American offcials defending first-quarter loss

American’s $505 million loss in the first quarter led to some tough words from one analyst Wednesday. 12:00 AM CDT on Thursday, April 22, 2010 By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News tmaxon@dallasnews.com AMR Corp. turned in another abysmal performance in the first quarter, as American Airlines Inc.’s parent said Wednesday it lost $505…

Hundreds of angry, frustrated TWU members swarmed terminal D at Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport on tax day 4-15-2010

[vimeo 10981331] Protesting another round of AMR executive bonuses. Members from several American Airlines, American Eagle and Southwest TWU locals joined the protest, which was organized by Local 513. Flight attendants and pilots from the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Allied Pilots Association also joined the TWU in solidarity.

TWU514 Meeting at the American Airlines M&E Base

Steve Luis, President of TWU Local 514, met with the membership at the Tulsa M&E base on Wednesday April 14th. This was to let the membership know that our standing on negotiations has not changed. Steve addressed the MOC move to DFW, 84-85 members that will be effected, Steve assured them that the TWU will…

American Airlines comments to the NMB about Release Request, April 1, 2010

Mark Burdette Vice President, Employee Relations Via Email, Fax, and Fedex                                            April 1, 2010 Elizabeth Dougherty, Chairperson Harry Hoglander, Member Linda Puchala, Member The National Mediation Board 1301 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20572 Re: NMB Case number A-13495