Tulsa – Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma – home of American Airlines’ largest maintenance and repair base – delivered petitions with more than 8,000 signatures from all over the United States to the offices of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in Tulsa today. In a similar manner, airline workers…
Category: American Airlines
Help the TWU Rally at the steps of the U.S. Department of Justice offices.
We need to tell the DOJ NOW! We will meet at the TWU hall at 9:00 am on Thursday 8-29-2013 and convoy with our lights on to the parking garage located at the Southwest corner of 1st and Boulder. Wear your RED “Enough is Enough” shirts! TWU NEWS ROOM Transport Workers to…
Have a Flu Free Season!
Get your influenza (flu) vaccinations at no cost at your nearest American Airlines Medical Office. 2013 – 2014 AA Medical Flu Shot Clinics AFW Mon, Wed, Fri Tue, Thur 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. Noon – 1:30 p.m. 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Noon – 3:30 p.m. DFW Mon – Fri 9…
AA Bankruptcy Court Update – August 24, 2013
The United States respectfully submits this Statement in response to the Court’s invitation to any interested party to address whether the Court should confirm the Debtors’ proposed plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) at this time in light of the antitrust suit filed by the United States, six states, and the District of Columbia on August…
Statement by Texas Sen. Davis Regarding Letter in Support of American Airlines Merger
I strongly disagree with President Barack Obama and his Administration’s opposition to the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways, and I urge him to reconsider his position. I shared my disapproval with the Department of Justice’s suit in a letter sent to the White House this week. We can protect Texas jobs and…
Maintenance Control Technicians, Union Representative Contact List
OFFICERS CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN RECORDING SECRETARY Jason Best (918) 859-4802 jbest@twumail.org jason.best@aa.com Ted Powell (918) 638-2078 ted.powell@aa.com Perry Bowers (817) 846-9406 perrybowers18@yahoo.com perry.bowers@aa.com Shop Stewards (Dayshift) Dennis Zumwalde (918) 625-0104 dennis.zumwalde@aa.com (Nightshift) Bill Jackson Safety and Benefits (918) 809-1580 william.jackson@aa.com (Dayshift) Howard McKinney (918) 398-1998 howard.mckinney@aa.com hmckinney4@gmail.com (Nightshift) Clint Mitchell (918) 810-6174 clint.mitchell@aa.com …
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Opposes DOJ’s Attempt to Block Merger
The Transportation Trades Department (TTD), is telling Attorney General Eric Holder to stop blocking the American-US Airways merger. Edward Wytkind, President of the TTD told Holder: Your actions run counter to the interests of employees at these two air carriers . . . we urge the Department of Justice to reconsider its recent filing…
Unions Representing 70,000 American Airlines and US Airways Employees Call for Speedy Trial in Merger Litigation
Charlotte, NC, Euless, TX, Fort Worth, TX, and Washington, DC — Aug. 22, 2013 — The Allied Pilots Association (“APA”), the US Airline Pilots Association (“USAPA”), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (“APFA”), Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (“AFA”), the Transport Workers Union (“TWU”) and the Communications Workers of America (“CWA”), unions representing 70,000 American Airlines…
Equity Eligibility Notification Deadline Update
We recently extended the deadline when TWU represented employees would receive their eligibility information regarding the Equity Distribution. The prior deadline was set for August 22, 2013. In consultation with the mailing service provider we were advised of literally several hundred discrepancies in mailing addresses due to members retiring, being laid off and relocating which…
AA Bankruptcy Court Update Aug 21, 2013
The currently proposed plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) is based on a merger between the debtors and US Airways Group, Inc. On August 13, 2013 certain governmental plaintiffs filed a complaint against AMR Corporation and US Airways Group, Inc. under federal antitrust laws to enjoin the proposed merger between the two carries (the “DOJ Complaint”).…