24 TWU & IAM representatives met with the intent to hammer out our position at the bargaining table. Analyzing and compiling language from Mechanic and Related, Fleet service and Stores.
The Mechanic & Related/Stores/MCT and Fleet Service TWU-IAM Association Negotiating Committees met for the first time this week at the IAM’s William Winpinsinger Training Center in Hollywood, MD. The Contract Preparation Program was launched by TWU-IAM Association Chair and Vice-Chair, Sito Pantoja and Harry Lombardo, who pledged the full support of the Association to attain…
On the heels of the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) certifications of the TWU- IAM Associations at American Airlines, the Fleet Service and Mechanic and Re- lated negotiations committees have scheduled bargaining preparations at the Machinists Union’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Complex in Hollywood, Maryland the week of July 6, 2015. “Combining the labor…
The National Mediation Board (NMB) today certified the TWU-IAM Association for the Fleet Service, Mechanic and Related and Stores classifications as the collective bargain- ing agent for all of the above classifications at American Airlines. All three Associations were formed following the merger of US Airways and American Airlines. Both the Transport Workers Union (TWU)…
To all American Airlines/US Airways Mechanic & Related, Fleet and Stores Employees: Brother and Sister TWU/IAM Members: In an announcement that brings us one step closer to joint contract negotiations for more than 30,000 Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores employees at American Airlines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) today ruled that the carrier…
The National Mediation Board (NMB) yesterday requested additional information from the TWU/IAM Association relating to our request for a determination of Single Carrier Status (SCS). Specifically, the NMB asked for documentation related to both American Airlines and US Airways Simulator Technicians. This request is evidence the NMB is actively engaged in processing the Association’s SCS…
To All American Airlines/US Airways Mechanic & Related, Fleet and Stores Employees: Brother and Sister TWU/IAM Members: We expect the National Mediation Board will finally soon issue its ruling affirming that American Airlines and US Airways are operating as a single carrier for the purpose of employee representation. TWU and the IAM jointly petitioned the…
The following is an update on events regarding the TWU/IAM association: On the 10th of October, Garry Drummond, Director of the Air Transport Division of the TWU, sent a letter off to Mr. Sito Pantoja General Vice President IAM – Transportation Dept. with unresolved issues that require immediate attention. See the letter to S Pantoja HERE. A…
We have learned today that the NMB is requesting additional information to enable them to determine class and craft issues for representational purposes. An example of this would be the IAM under LUS CBA represents Planners/Schedulers and Legacy American Airlines Planners/Schedulers are considered Non-Union positions. I have had discussions with the Air Transport Division of the…
September 17, 2014 TO: AA Locals 501 – 591 RE: In sourcing of Work at Three TWU Cities Dear Brothers & Sisters: By now, most of you have already learned through social media that American Airlines informed the TWU International yesterday that they plan to in source work at three locations. The identified cities are…