Category: Bankruptcy

TWU Local 514 Reduction in Force Numbers October 5, 2012

Total number of TWU Local 514 effected by the RIF : 443 members. AMT =  300 Facilities Maintenance = 0 Stores = 0 Fleet Service = 143 Total “Early Out”: 742 Title I = 592 Title II = 61 Title III = 33 Title V = 56 Total Stand in Stead: 50 Title I = 33…

TWU Reduces Layoffs at American by 80 percent

Dallas –Strategic bargaining by the Transport Workers Union has reduced the number of anticipated layoffs at American Airlines by eighty percent, the union said today. Just over 2,800 TWU-represented workers at American Airlines have elected an “early out”/retirement option, negotiated earlier this year by union workers and management during the bankruptcy reorganization of the airline’s…

Clarification on Retiree Medical

With respect to the question below, I just want to make sure everyone is clear that if a TWU represented employees enrolls in retiree medical prior to 11/1/2012, they will be in the prefunding retiree medical plan, which means they will not automatically get the employee contributions or the company match, since that will be subject to…

TWU Local 514 Blasts American for Outsourcing Seat Work

(TULSA, Okla.) – Transport Workers Union Local 514 leadership in Tulsa on Tuesday blasted American Airlines for outsourcing work on B757s aircraft that have recently had passenger seats come loose during flight, a problem that TWU Aircraft Maintenance Technicians have never allowed to happen. TIMCO Aviation Services most recently installed the aircraft’s seats that have experienced problems.…

Final Early Out counts.. Not available

Final Early Out numbers are not available yet, we are waiting on all AA management to turn in any Revocation forms from this past weekend. Will post as soon as we have the numbers.. Al

WARN Letter

Transport Workers Union, Local 514 received the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) letter from American Airlines on September 13, 2012. The WARN Act no longer requires the Company to notify employees individually if  represented by a Union unless the state requires it. Oklahoma does NOT require individual notification. The WARN letter can be…

M&E TWU Title I & V PTR Freeze – effective 10/8/2012

Due to the M&E Reduction in Force for AA TWU Title I & V domestic cities (including SJU, excluding Canada), system movement within workgroups will FREEZE, effective COB 10/8/2012.  This includes M&E Base and Line Maintenance TWU Title I & V (includes Crew Chiefs).  This does not impact management or support staff, at this time. ****ALL vacancies after 10/8/2012 cannot be filled via…