There was a little confusion Wednesday afternoon on what date exactly U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane would issue his Section 1113 ruling. Initially, the pilots union in its hotline message to members said it expected the ruling to be delayed until August 8. And then American Airlines senior vice president Denise Lynn said in a letter to employees that…
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AMR Bankruptcy Update for June 27, 2012
This afternoon the Allied Pilots Association announced they will send out AA’s “Last Best and Final” offer to their membership. As a result of this development, the Star-Telegram is reporting that judge Sean Lane will delay his ruling on American’s request to reject its labor agreements until August 8, pending the APA’s vote. This has…
Special Jetwire: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27 2012
A Message from Denise Lynn, Senior Vice President – People Dear American Team, After additional discussions and clarification on a few sections of our June 20 proposal, the APA Board of Directors has agreed to share it with our pilots. This is incredibly welcome news. The agreement is the product of hard work by company…
Proof of Claim Form
Recently, everyone received a Proof of Claim Form from American Airlines. Many questions have come up about this form like “Who should fill out the form? or How do you fill out the claim form?” We have received a response from our legal team. They told us that if you feel that you have a…
TWU Bargaining Units Meet in Dallas Today to Negotiate “Me-Too” Clauses with AMR
Five TWU-Represented Bargaining Units that Accepted American Airlines’ Offer Last Month Will Negotiate Improvements as a Result of More Favorable Terms Offered to Pilots Following Me-Too Talks, Maintenance and Stores Workers Seek to Meet with Company Negotiators Dallas- Negotiators for five Transport Workers Union bargaining units, representing American Airlines’ Fleet Service Clerks, Dispatchers, Ground School…
ATD – AA Bankruptcy Update, June 22, 2012
The TWU International held a conference call this afternoon to update all AA Local presidents on fast moving events surrounding negotiations between American and the Allied Pilots Association. The company has made some movement toward the pilot group and reduced some of their “ask”. These fluid developments trigger the “me too” clause for the five…
Bankruptcy Update – June 22, 2012
Yesterday Judge Sean Lane indicated he was postponing his ruling for at least a week pending the APA’s decision on whether to submit the Company’s Last Best Offer to its membership. To date we have not received any requests from the Company to meet with either Maintenance and Related or Stores. When we did reach…
Special Bankruptcy Update – Judge Delays Contract Decision
American Airlines…. Today Judge Sean Lane indicated he was postponing his decision on whether to reject the contracts of all three unions for at least a week pending the APA’s decision on whether to submit the Company’s LBO to its membership. In the interim there will be no changes in rates of pay, rules and…
Special Jetwire, June 21, 2012
Special Jetwire THURSDAY. JUNE 21 2012 A Message from Denise Lynn, Senior Vice President – People Dear American Team, We today received word that Judge Sean Lane will delay ruling on American’s Section 1113 motion for all union groups for one week, until Friday, June 29. Earlier today, in an effort to…
American Airlines unions look to a new plan and new leadership
(Dallas Morning News) Leaders of American Airlines Inc. unions offered a no-confidence vote Monday on management’s plan to turn the bankrupt carrier around. But it also sounded a lot like a no-confidence vote on American’s leadership. “Look at what they’ve done with other mergers, with Air Cal, with Reno, with TWA, Association of Professional Flight…