Our Sessions with American Airlines continues to be mediated by the National Mediation Board. Mediator’s Jack Kane and Walter Darr were present for this session. The Stores Negotiations Committee members gathered at 1:00p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2011, at which time the Company presented a counter-proposal to Article 39 (Fitness for Duty). On Tuesday, February…
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Rally at DFW is Success! Supported by The NFL Players Association
February 7, 2011 – Passengers flying into Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) Airport for the Super Bowl, got the message, that “not everything is so super at American Airlines” when hundreds of TWU members and supporters picketed and leafleted during the Super Bowl Weekend. “American Airlines Workers Protest At Super Bowl XLV” and more was printed, blogged…
Protest Against American Airlines Corporate Greed
As passengers got out of cabs and shuttle buses at Terminal D they were met with a boisterous crowd carrying picket signs and chanting through blaring bullhorns. Hundreds of TWU members, alongside fellow union flight attendants and pilots and retired NFL players with the NFL Players Association, rallied to seize upon the national attention brought…
TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update 1/10/11-1/14/11
The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee (Table Team) reconvened in Hurst, Texas on January 10-14, 2011. The M&R Negotiating Committee Table Team members gathered at noon on January 10, 2011, at which time Article 12 was presented to the Company. On January 11, 2011 Articles 3, 11 and 39 were presented to the…
Stores Mediation Update – 1/14/2011
The Stores Negotiations Committee resumed Mediation in Hurst, Texas from January 10th through the 14th. Federal Mediators, Jack Kane and Walter Darr were present for these sessions. Following up on the request of Federal Mediator, Jack Kane, the Stores Committee came prepared to pass Article 12 (Promotions and Transfers). By the end of the week,…
Stores Mediation Update 1/4/11 -1/5/11
The Stores Negotiations Committee met in Hurst, Texas on January 4th and 5th at the TWU-ATD office. The purpose of the meetings was to prepare for the next session in mediation. The next session, in which we will be meeting with the Company and the Mediator, is set to take place next week, January 10th thru 14th.
Notes from the Negotiating Table
by John Hewitt, Negotiating Team Member The Table Committee met with the Mediators and Company December 14 – 17. Members of the Table Committee are J.R. Ruiz (LAX), Vinnie Argentina (NY), Bob Owens (NY), Larry Pike (AFW), John Carlisle (TUL) and John Hewitt (TUL). Being this was my first exposure to the negotiating table, I…
M&R Negotiations Update – 12/17/10
The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee reconvened in Hurst, Texas December 14-17, 2010. On Monday, December 13th, the M&R Negotiating Committee met late in the afternoon to finalize contract Articles in preparation for the scheduled meeting with the mediator and Company representatives the following day. On Tuesday morning (December 14, 2010) the M&R…
TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update 12-09-10
The full TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) NegotiatingCommittee reconvened at the TWU ATD office in Hurst, TexasDecember 9, 2010. Present at this meeting were TWU economistJohn Donnelly and TWU ATD Director Garry Drummond.Donnelly began an economic analysis of the TWU M&R Articles.
Stores Negotiations Update – 12/10/10
The TWU Stores Negotiating Committee reconvened at the TWU- ATD office in Hurst, Texas for meetings from December 8, 2010 through December 10, 2010. The 3-Day meeting was spent preparing for next week’s session in Mediation. This will be the first session with American Airlines since the May, 2010 Tentative Agreement was resoundingly rejected.