On Thursday, April 28, 2011, your TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee met with management to view and discuss a presentation describing management’s position regarding our M&R mediation status and recent public financial disclosures by American Airlines. Contained within the presentation was a financial analysis breaking down the associated costs represented by the…
Category: Negotiations
Sam Says …
First is Negotiations: In March, our last mediated negotiations meeting, we gave the company all outstanding economic Articles to complete our comprehensive proposals for Title Groups 1 and 2. Essentially, we are waiting on the Company to respond to our latest proposal, and pushing the mediator to set the next dates. Mediator Kane advised us…
TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation
Today at 11:30 a.m. the Mechanic and Related Negotiating Committee Co-Chairman Local 567 President Larry Pike 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 American Airlines Management to meet, April 28th…
TWU Stores Contract Mediation Update
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…
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…