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Labor, Technology Issues Could Hamper MRO Prosperity
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IBM to Hire 2,000 U.S. Veterans into New Collar Technology Careers
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM), America’s largest technology employer, today announced it will hire 2,000 U.S. veterans over the next four years. These positions are part of the company’s broader pledge to hire 25,000 U.S. workers through 2020, and many are “new collar jobs” that do not always require a four-year college…
Danker and TWU Maintenance Presidents Fed Up With Slow Negotiations
Source: Star Telegram Contract talks drag on for American Airlines mechanics More than three years after American Airlines merged with US Airways, thousands of workers who fix the Fort Worth-based airline’s planes still don’t have a joint contract. The 10,000 employees in what’s known as the maintenance and related workgroup, including mechanics, store clerks who…
TTD Supports FAA Effort to Raise the Bar on Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance
Washington DC – The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today urging the swift implementation of a statute requiring foreign-based aircraft repair facilities working on U.S. aircraft to be held to the same alcohol and drug testing standards as those based in the United States. “The time is…
The 22nd annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is Saturday, May 10.
April 2014—As Saturday, May 10, draws ever closer, letter carriers in more than 1,200 branches nationwide are full steam ahead to get ready for the 22nd annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. “Too many people in this country are still going hungry every day,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. “As letter carriers, we see this firsthand…
Bankruptcy judge says he’s preparing to rule on American Airlines retiree issue
SOURCE: Dallas Morning News U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane told American Airlines attorneys Tuesday that he expects to rule soon on whether the airline can modify retiree health and life insurance benefits. Retirees, who face losing American’s help on paying insurance premiums, have been waiting for the judge to rule since Lane held a…
Doug Parker: Old American Airlines Was Hobbled by Labor Conflict
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — A frank Doug Parker said prior management of American Airlines (AAL_) was so hamstrung by conflicts with labor that its ability to manage the airline was reduced. American became “an airline that couldn’t really achieve its potential because the management-labor relations had gotten so bad,” Parker, CEO of American following a merger with US…
Statement by Texas Sen. Davis Regarding Letter in Support of American Airlines Merger
I strongly disagree with President Barack Obama and his Administration’s opposition to the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways, and I urge him to reconsider his position. I shared my disapproval with the Department of Justice’s suit in a letter sent to the White House this week. We can protect Texas jobs and…
NMB to Hear TWU Charge That Teamsters Forged Signatures
SOURCE WASHINGTON (TheStreet) — The Transport Workers Union claims two Teamster organizers admitted their union submitted forged signatures as it sought to gather enough signed cards to require a representation election among mechanics and related workers at American(AAMRQ.PK). The International Brotherhood of Teamsters denies the charge. In an email, David Bourne, director of the IBT’s airline…
Southwest Flight 345
Brothers and Sisters, The incident yesterday (July 22,2013) at LaGuardia Airport, involving Southwest Flight 345, is evidence of the lack of concern Southwest has demonstrated in regards to the safety of its passengers and our members as they continue to press forward in the name of cost savings. Thankfully, no lives were lost due to…