This from: Dallas News Here’s what we expect, in general: Around 10 a.m., chairman, president and CEO Tom Horton will begin describing the company’s business plan for reorganization as he meets with leaders of the Allied Pilots Association, Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Transport Workers Union. Beverly Goulet, vice president, treasurer and chief restructuring officer,…
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PBGC files liens on American assets as the carrier didn’t make its full pension payment in Jan.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said it has placed liens on some of American Airlines’ assets in Texas and overseas since the carrier did not make its full $100 million pension payment due in January. The agency said it filed over 70 liens, totalling $91.7 million, on behalf of the four pension plans that American…
Union Announces Effort To Support American Airlines Jobs In Tulsa
American Airlines’ maintenance base in Tulsa. The union which represents many of the American Airlines employees at Tulsa’s maintenance base announced a new effort Monday to support American Airlines jobs in Tulsa. The Transport Workers Union is worried their jobs may be moving to help American Airlines get out of bankruptcy. American Airlines has more…
Transport Workers Union Retains Gordian Group
Washington — The Transport Workers Union (TWU) announced today that the union has retained Gordian Group, LLC to provide investment-banking services during the bankruptcy reorganization proceedings at AMR Corporation, parent company of American Eagle and American Airlines. “We’ve said from day one that we’re going to fight like hell for our members,” said TWU International…
TWU-514 Weekly Digest – For the days of Jan 8, 2012 – Jan 14, 2012
Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Division Local 514 Court Orders, Motions, Decisions National Mediation Board Meeting Notifications USA Today – 01-09-2012 Board Member Harry Hoglander and Director of Mediation Services Larry Gibbons will hold a status conference. AMR – Pleading Update 1/11/2012 TWU – ATD – 01-11-2012 Application to Retain Perella Weinberg…
NMB to bring American Airlines, unions together for an update
SOURCE: By Terry Maxon/Reporter The National Mediation Board wants to talk to American Airlines and its three unions – the Allied Pilots Association, Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Transport Workers Union – about the state of their negotiations. We learn this from the APFA’s hotline update Tuesday, which said that “the NMB has requested…
Docket Update 12/15/11 – AA Bankruptcy
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board’s Objection to the Debtors’ Request for Entry of a Final Order on the Debtors’ Tax Motion Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board (“DFWIAB”) filed an objection to the Debtors’ motion for entry of an order authorizing the Debtors’ to pay prepetition taxes and assessments and authorizing financial institutions to honor and…
TWU President Gives Wall Street Journal a Reality Check
In a letter to the paper published last week, President Little said, The premise of your editorial “The AMR Union Warning” (Dec. 1) about AMR’s bankruptcy filing—that workers and unions are unwilling to address changing circumstances—is simply false. In 2003, responding to industry challenges following 9/11, members of our union and other workers at American…
AMR Creditor Panel Risks Split Over Labor With Unions Holding Three Seats
American Airlines’ disputes with its three largest unions may resurface in bankruptcy after the labor groups won seats on the creditors committee for parent AMR Corp. Unions for the carrier’s pilots, flight attendants and mechanics join the panel after failing to reach new contract agreements with American in negotiations that began as far back as 2006. American parent AMR…
It Wasn’t the Union That Caused AMR’s Bankruptcy
The premise of your editorial”The AMR Union Warning” (Dec. 1) about AMR’s bankruptcy filing—that workers and unions are unwilling to address changing circumstances—is simply false. In 2003, responding to industry challenges following 9/11, members of our union and other workers at American Airlines and American Eagle agreed to reduce our compensation by billions of dollars.…