Category: Negotiations

Letter to members from Steve Luis, May 17, 2010

It has been almost three years since I came into office and back then I immediately joined the negotiating committee for the TWU. In May of 2008 AA management handed our negotiating committee a contract proposal that was so clearly objectionable we refused to bring it back to the membership for a vote. We did…

What is left to be done?

As today starts again I see that we have the huge task ahead of us in getting all the language together for each article that we just TA’d.

Tech Specialist: Tentative Agreement Reached – 5-8-2010

Mediator: Jack Kane TWU Contract Negotiations Communication Update Sixth Mediation Session 5/7/2010 through 5/8/2010 Dallas, Texas Technical Specialist Negotiating Committee: Howard McKinney, Gary Moffitt, Steve Luis, and Don Videtich AA Negotiating Committee: Jim Weel, John Shelburg, Mark Tichenor, Ken Durst, Jim Ream and Mark Easton Tentative Agreement Reached

TO: All Stores Negotiating Committee Members

(Mediation Case #A-13485) RE: Meeting Notice- Mediation Conference Dear Brothers: Please see the following information regarding scheduled mediation conference meetings: Date: May 5,2010   1:00 p.m. start time May 6,2010   9:00 a.m. start time May 7,2010   9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Wyndham Dallas Love Field 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, Texas 75235

TO: All Technical Specialist Negotiating Committee Members

(Mediation Case #A-1 3494) RE: Meeting Notice – Mediation Conference Dear Brothers: Please see the following information regarding scheduled mediation conference meetings: Date: May 7,2010   1 :00 p.m. start time May 8,2010  9:00 a.m. start time May 9,2010  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Wyndham Dallas Love Field 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, Texas 75235

TO: All Mechanic & Related Negotiations Committee Members

(Mediation Case #A-13495) RE: Meeting Notice- Mediation Conference Dear Brothers: Please see the following information regarding scheduled mediation conference meetings: Date: April 29, 2010        1:00 p.m. start time April 30 – May 9,2010       9:00 a.m. start time May 10,2010        9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Wyndham Dallas Love Field 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, Texas…

TWU514 Meeting at the American Airlines M&E Base

Steve Luis, President of TWU Local 514, met with the membership at the Tulsa M&E base on Wednesday April 14th. This was to let the membership know that our standing on negotiations has not changed. Steve addressed the MOC move to DFW, 84-85 members that will be effected, Steve assured them that the TWU will…

NMB Decision on AMR Bargaining

The National Mediation Board announced on April 14 that bargaining between the Transport Workers Union and AMR will resume while the Board continues to consider the TWU’s and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants’ requests for release. The Board also announced that American Eagle and American Airlines will be treated and considered for release as…