Category: Negotiations

ARTICLE 1 – RECOGNITION AND SCOPE – Fleet Service

(c) The Company will continue to assign American Airlines TWU represented employees in classifications designated by the Company to all stations wherein such TWU represented Fleet Service employees are assigned currently with 2555 and above annual departures or 1460 for Ground Service employees and will staff new cities (those not currently staffed by the TWU)…

TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update 11-19-10

November 19, 2010 The Maintenance and Related Negotiating Committee has a Mediation Conference scheduled with NMB Mediator Jack Kane and American Airlines management on December 14-17, 2010 in Hurst, Texas. This will be the first bargaining session in mediation since the rejection of the tentative agreement on August 24, 2010. We will update the membership…

TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update, 11-15-10

The  full  Maintenance  and  Related  Negotiating  Committee  met  November  15,  2010  in  Hurst,  Texas  with   mediator  Jack  Kane.    Accompanying  Jack  Kane  was  Walter  Darr,  a  recent  addition  at  the  National   Mediation  Board  (NMB).    Also  present  were  newly-­elected  committee  members  John  Compton  (Local   567)  and  Don  Dougherty  (Local  513).    The…

Stores Contract Mediation Update 11-16-10

The Stores Negotiating Committee reconvened on November 16, 2010 in Hurst, Texas with Mediator Jack Kane. Accompanying Jack Kane was Walter Darr, a recent addition at the National Mediation Board (NMB).

NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

(Source: ATD Press Release Nov.9th 2010) On November 7&8, 2010 the TWU met with Allied Pilots Association (APA) and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) to discuss their respective negotiations with American Airlines and experiences with the National Mediation Board(NMB). We have very good relations with both unions and these type of meetings between…

Important Mechanic and Related Mediation Update 11-10-10

The Mechanic and Related Negotiating Committee has a meeting scheduled with NMB Mediator Jack Kane next week Monday November 15, 2010 in Hurst Texas.  The meeting will entail debriefing Mediator Kane on the rejected tentative agreement, specifically the memberships reasons for rejection along with discussions on scheduling future bargaining sessions. We will update the membership…

Important Stores Mediation Update 11-10-10

The Stores Negotiating Committee has a meeting scheduled with NMB Mediator Jack Kane next week Tuesday November 16, 2010 in Hurst Texas.  The meeting will entail debriefing Mediator Kane on the rejected tentative agreement, specifically the memberships reasons for rejection along with discussions on scheduling future bargaining sessions. We will update the membership as soon…

President’s Report, 11-08-2010

Since I took office in August it has been a busy three months. We have voted on a Tentative Agreement where M&R and Stores failed 2 to 1 and Tech Specialists ratified their agreement. I have attended Negotiations meetings for M&R, Stores, and Fleet Service and believe that changes for the better in organization and…