It has come to our attention that notices of eligibility that were sent to some TWU represented AA employees did not have correct data for years of service with AA in a TWU represented craft/class. Those notices were based on information from the Company which the TWU Equity Distribution Committee has determined to contain inaccuracies.…
Category: Bankruptcy
DOJ Case Re Merger – September 4, 2013
September 4, 2013 TO: All Members Locals 501 – 591 RE: DOJ Case Re Merger Dear Brothers & Sisters: American Airlines and US Airways have created a website www.newamericanarriving.com. There is a tab on the page “share your voice!” which facilitates sending letters in support of the merger. Once you submit your information, the website automatically…
Update on Equity Distribution Mailings – September 2, 2013
Dear Brothers & Sisters: We recently extended the deadline when TWU represented employees would receive their eligibility information regarding the Equity Distribution. The prior deadline was set for September 2, 2013. In consultation with the mailing service provider, we were advised that they sent the eligibility mailings via bulk rate U.S. Mail. The time frame…
Equity Distribution
Dear Brothers & Sisters: We have received reports from Locals and members stating that they have received their first Equity Distribution mailings from the TWU and there has been some confusion. It is important to note that the equity distribution mailings will be separate. You will receive one letter that explains your eligibility to participate…
AA Bankruptcy Court Update, Aug. 30, 2013
At the scheduling conference this morning in District Court in Washington, D.C. on the DOJ complaint, the District Court set a trial date of November 25, 2013 and a status conference for October 1, 2013. This is well in advance of the March trial date requested by the government. Further, this does not prevent the Bankruptcy Court…
November 25 trial date set for U.S. challenge to AMR/US Airways merger
By David Ingram and Diane Bartz (Reuters) — A federal judge on Friday set a tentative November 25 trial date in the U.S. government challenge to an American Airlines merger with U.S. Airways. The U.S. Justice Department had asked U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for a March trial. The airlines had been pushing for November…
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…
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”).…