Category: Bankruptcy

Letter to AMR Board of Directors from TWU, APFA, and APA

TWU Joins with other Unions at American Airlines in Advertising Campaign Urging the AMR Board of Directors to Support a Merger with US Airways The Transport Workers Union of America has joined with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Airline Pilots Association on an open letter to the AMR Board of Directors in…

Important Questions and Answers Regarding AA’s Last Best Offer

Different questions have been raised in the two days since the Company’s Last and Best Offer was finalized. This offer is being put to vote based on the commitment we made at the outset of the Bankruptcy process that the membership would have the opportunity to vote on the LBO. In order to make sure…

WHAT DO OUR VOTES MEAN?

  YES Vote NO Vote Will the unchanged terms of our current contract stay in place? Yes. All of the changes that we vote on will take effect. The remaining unchanged terms will continue as part of a new successor contract. No. If the judge rules to reject the contract, it is completely terminated. Do we lose all of our benefits…

A Letter From President James C. Little

DEAR SISTERS AND BROTHERS, This is one of the most critical letters I have ever sent to you. It is now time for you to vote. At the start of this bankruptcy case, a very labor unfriendly process indeed, I made two promises. First, it was clear that the TWU strategy needed to be one…

Key Upcoming Dates

These are tentative dates provided to us by the company. When and if we are notified of any changes we will immediately make that available to all. June 1st – 30th SIS Window Election Period July 6th M&E Provide RIF Numbers July 9th – 16th AFW / DFW / DWH Volunteer Opportunity July 23rd –…

US Airways Term Sheets

In the event of a possible merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways coming to fruition, the respective term sheets covering TWU represented work groups, is now available for members to review. Please note, that this possible merger is not related to and has nothing to do with the upcoming 1113 voting on AA’s final…

American Eagle Bankruptcy Update, April 26,2012

American Eagle – TWU Negotiators reconvened meetings with the company on Tuesday April 24 at Flagship University. The TWU did not meet with Eagle negotiators the previous week, in order to give them time to gather requested documents. The TWU negotiators continued reviewing the few documents that had been provided and updated by the company.…

TWU on CNBC

Watch CNBC’s interview with TWU International President James C. Little during Mondays Battery Park protest in New York City and Peter Kaufman, CEO of the Gordian Group. President Little and Kaufman give their view on why the TWU and other AMR labor unions, support a possible merger by U.S. Airways.  The TWU hired the Gordian…