Brothers and Sisters, Yesterday I attended the opening meeting of negations with American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association in Dallas Texas. After months of working to reconcile language with the IAM it has been highly anticipated by myself as well as all local 514 members that the company would be prepared to hand us their “Delta Plus…
Category: Negotiations
30,000 TWU-IAM Association Members Open Negotiations With American Airlines
The TWU-IAM Association presented opening proposals for new joint contracts to American Airlines. Amid unprecedented company and industry profitability, the TWU-IAM Association today announced that it commenced the largest ever joint contract negotiations with American Airlines for approximately 30,000 ground workers in Dallas, Texas. “American Airlines is booking record profits quarter after quarter because of…
Negotiation Committee for the Association November 30, 2015
As previously announced, on December 3rd, 2015, the TWU-IAM Association will officially open negotiations with American Airlines and begin bargaining a joint contract for the 30,000 ground workers at the world’s largest airline. We under- stand that many of you are anxious to get to the table and we thank you for your patience. Your…
TWU-IAM Joint Association Ready to Bargain: Leadership to Commence Negotiations with new American Airlines
After a months-long contract reconciliation process, the TWU-IAM Association today announced that it will commence joint contract negotiations for approximately 30,000 ground workers including fleet service, mechanic and related / stores employees at American Airlines on December 3, 2015. Association Chairman Sito Pantoja and Vice Chairman Harry Lombardo have called on American Airlines CEO Doug…
Joint Negotiations Letter: TWU/IAM Association from Harry Lombardo and Sito Pantoja
Dear TWU-IAM Association Member, As the regular Joint Association bulletins report, your Mechanic and Related/Stores and Fleet Service Negotiating Committees are working hard to finalize joint contract proposals. In the meantime, TWU-IAM Joint Association Leadership is preparing a longer term strategy and formal rollout plan to initiate joint contract negotiations with American Airlines, ensuring we…
Association Mechanic and Related/Stores Update
Your committee met in DFW at the TWU ATD Headquarters last week and accomplished the following: • Worked to complete reconciliation process for the Mechanic and Related, MLS/Stores and MCT groups. We have completed the review of all the articles of both CBA’s for each group. • Continued discussions with AMT Technical Crew Chief Instructor/MTS. • The…
Fleet Service Negotiating Committee Update, Mechanic and Related to Meet Next Week
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Your TWU-IAM Fleet Service Negotiating Committee met this week in Dallas and continued reconciling both pre-merger collective bargaining agreements into one coherent, comprehensive joint contract proposal. This necessary process has been intensive, time consuming and requires extreme scrutiny so that no area is overlooked. The interpretation and understanding of both contracts…
Mechanic and Related and Fleet Service Negotiating Committee Update
Mechanic and Related: Brothers and Sisters, As we work towards finalizing the reconciliation of the labor agreements, your committee will be prepared and looks forward to receiving the company’s proposals. Your committee met in Chicago at the IAM District 141 headquarters this week and accomplished the following: Worked on the Mechanic and Related reconciliation process.…
Letter from ATD Director Garry Drummond on the “Delta Plus” Statement
Dear Sisters and Brothers: For almost a year, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and his senior staff have continuously made some very bold “Delta Plus” promises to our members. Now that Delta has announced pay increases of up to 14.5 percent, we expect Mr. Parker to live up to those promises. We expect not only…
TWU Local 514 Title Group Representation @ TWU-IAM Contract Reconciliation
As of recently questions have been coming in from the floor stemmed from rumors of changes in the TWU representative in our contract reconciliation with the IAM.