Today at 11:30 a.m. the Stores Negotiating Committee Co-Chairman Local 562 Secretary Treasurer Steve Gukelberger and ATD International Representative Don Videtich had a conference call with NMB Mediator Jack Kane. Mediator Kane advised us that he has designated two days for the Mechanic and Related Committee and the Company on April 28th and 29th. He…
Category: Negotiations
Stores Update, March 15, 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our last session of Negotiations that concluded last Friday, the stores Negotiating Committee made the decision to pass all of the remaining articles to the Company. On Thursday, March 10, the Stores Negotiations Committee met with the Company to pass the last 9 articles. The articles that were passed to…
TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update 3/7/11- 3/11/11
The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Table Team met with AA management and mediator’s Jack Kane and Walter Darr in Hurst, Texas the week of March 7th. On Monday March 7th, American Airlines Vice President of Network Planning presented a slide show outlining the management’s desire to increase the Available Seat Miles (ASMs) cap…
TWU Stores Contract Mediation Update 3/07/11- 3/11/11
The TWU Stores Negotiations Committee reconvened Negotiations with American Airlines in Hurst, Texas on March 7-11. This session in Mediation was attended by Jack Kane and Walter Darr of the National Mediation Board. The Stores Negotiations Committee members gathered at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2011, at which time the Company gave the Committee…
ATD Going Global in Campaign for a Fair Contract at American Airlines
ATD Director Garry Drummond welcomed the press and wasted no time in explaining the union’s decision to go local, nationwide and global in their fight for a fair contract with American Airlines. “The TWU is part of a global alliance. It’s called the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF). The ITF brings together 4.6 million workers…
M&R Negotiations Update – 02/11/11
On the afternoon of Monday February 7, 2011, Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee Chairmen Larry Pike, President (TWU Local 567) and Don Videtich (TWU ATD Representative) met with Mediator Jack Kane and Management’s Lead Negotiators to discuss the status of open Articles. Management stated they needed additional time to develop a response for further…
Stores Negotiations Update – 02/11/11
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…
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…