During the negotiations that led to the seven agreements between AA and TWU one of the common changes amongst all seven of the agreements was the discontinuation of Personal Vacation Days or PVDs. Attached is the Letter of Understanding pertaining to the PVD policy. Sep 7 2012 Weel to Gless – PVD in PDF
Category: Contract
Message from Jim Little, TWU President, on AMR Voting
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Bankruptcy Q&A: System Protection
“Whats happen to system protection and the ability to “bump” in the the event of a layoff. In other words if they “throw out the contract” are all our protections gone? And just what can the company change to the contract, ie: seniority protections, grievance rights, etc. Thanks“ Getting accurate answers to some of the questions being posed is…
Vacation by the Hour…
Recently a letter from James B Weel, Managing Director, Employee Relations, dated October 11, 2011 has been circulating on the floor. Mr. Weel claims in the letter that they have just became aware that some Tulsa union members and supervisors have been violating the TWU/AA Agreement by taking vacation in hourly increments. Local 514 was not aware of this being an issue until this letter surfaced.…