Does the current MOU eliminate the former “me too” language for comparison of wages, benefits and working conditions for non-union hourly and the non-union salaried and management employees of the Company for all “me too” purposes? The “me too” was only with AA. If AA remained stand alone the “me too” would stay in effect through its defined…
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Base Maintenance Guidelines Personal Hardship, Change of Shift and Partial Vacation
As a result of our ongoing efforts to ensure the successful implementation of our new work rules and the cost competitiveness of our products, we have recognized that Base Maintenance needed to standardize its guidelines for change of shift (CS) and partial vacation day utilization. The results and clarifications may require significant departures from some…
American Airlines answers other questions about what the merger with US Airways means for American
This is from an article in the Dallas Morning News Here are selected questions and answers as disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. When will the 4.3 percent raise take effect and what will the equity stake be valued at? The 4.3 percent raise will take effect on the date that the…
AMR answers questions about AMR stock
AMR put these questions and answers on its investor relations page. We put it here unedited. AMR COMMON STOCK Q&As Important note: The brief answers below are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for a careful review of the relevant documents, which include the merger agreement and support…
Scope Clause Language – TWU Versus The Other Unions
The TWU scope clause (Article I) has changed in the newly ratified September 12, 2012 M&R agreement. While the TWU negotiating committee pushed for maintaining the previous language that kept approximately 90% of maintenance spend in-house (includes TAESL as insourced work), the bankruptcy (BK) process made that an impossibility. Every airline that has gone through…
President Little Speaks Out on IBT Raid
Dear Brothers and Sisters: I recently sent you an update on the TWU’s efforts to mitigate the impact of bankruptcy on our membership. We continue to work through every means possible to improve wages, benefits scope and opportunities for our members. In the past week alone we were able to gain an additional quarter of…
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between TWU and US Airways, dated Jan. 25, 2013
Memorandum of Understanding dated January 25, 2013 Between the Transport Workers Union of America and US Airways
TWU AA/US Airways Merger Talking Points
What does the Merger announcement mean for our TWU members? TWU work groups will continue to operate under the American Airlines collective bargaining agreements. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) negotiated last month with American Airlines and US Airways will provide a wage increase of 4.3 percent over and above previously negotiated contract agreements for TWU…
Letter regarding the 29(d) Re Layoffs- January 11, 2013
January 11,2013 Mr. James Weel Managing Director Employee Relations American Airlines Inc. P.O. Box 619616 MD 5235 DFW Airport, TX 75261-9147 Subject: 29(d) Grievance Dear Jim, In accordance with Article 29 (d) of the AAITWU Agreement, please accept this communication as official notice of violations of the M&R and MLS Collective Bargaining Agreements between American Airlines and…
TWU vs IBT/AMFA
With the US Airways deal now a distinct possibility, it is time to review where the TWU membership in Tulsa now stands fourteen months after American’s Chapter 11 filing; particularly in light of the claims of two competing organizations that they could have handled this event better than the TWU. If there is a merger…