Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 PM EST Joint FEMA/FCC Letter: National Alert System Test (PDF 2MB, TXT 9KB) As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our country and communities safe during emergencies, we’re working in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct the first nationwide test of…
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FOP Election, 11-8-2011
In conjuction with the Tulsa FOP, Sam Cirri, TWU514 President, agreed to make this information available to the members, to help you make a more educated decision on the vote. Thanks, Joe McGill TWU514 COPE Committee +++++ Vote to hire a professionally-trained City Manager and help protect our tax dollars from having a political mayor…
US Airways, Unions Bring Jobs Back To U.S.
As part of a union deal, US Airways is now hiring 400 customer service agent workers total in Phoenix, Reno, and Winston-Salem to replace positions formerly held in the Philippines. The deal came about as part of negotiations between unions brought together under the 2005 US Airways and America West Airlines merger. US Airways handles…
American Airlines bankruptcy? Not so fast! (Article from Examiner.com)
Talking, heads, industry observers, and general aviation pundits have been tossing about all sorts of analysis over whether the Ft. Worth based carrier might finally join its legacy brethren in the bankruptcy Walk of Shame. Delta and United have done it. US Airways and merger partner America West both did it twice, as did Continental…
Ref: B737 B-check – DFW
Kenneth M. Durst Vice President Line Maintenance Maintenance and Engineering September 30, 2011 To: Line Maintenance Employees Ref: B737 B-check – DFW One of the most difficult challenges we face in Line Maintenance is the constant shifting of resources to meet non-scheduled maintenance, such as our MELs. We have examined ways to meet this challenge…
5 questions with Sam Cirri – Tulsa World, Friday Sept. 2, 2011
By D.R. STEWART World Staff Writer Published: 9/2/2011 2:21 AM Last Modified: 9/2/2011 7:00 AM 1. The Transport Workers Union has been negotiating a new labor contract with American Airlines for nearly four years. How close are the two sides to a tentative agreement, and what are the remaining issues that have to be resolved? While we’re…
Spc. Joshua M. Seals, 21, of Porter, Okla.
Spc. Joshua M. Seals, 21, of Porter, Okla., died Aug. 16 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla. Yet again we were asked to honor a fallen hero from the 145th, and AA/TWU…
TWU 514 President, Sam Cirri – Article in the Tulsa World, 8-19-2011
Powered by the largest news staff in Northeastern Oklahoma Keep American Airlines jobs in Tulsa by: SAM CIRRI Friday, August 19, 2011 8/19/2011 4:06:56 AM Representatives of the Transport Worker Union, Local 514, have an important job to do. That is to ensure the 5,600 airline mechanics at the American Airlines maintenance base in Tulsa…
Transport Workers Fight to Keep American Airlines Jobs in Tulsa
Representatives of the Transport Worker Union Local 514 today appealed to local and state elected leaders to help keep more than 230 maintenance control technician positions and related jobs in Tulsa, rather than relocate them to Dallas as planned by American Airlines. Relocation of the jobs would mean the loss of about $14.6 million in…
Congress Must Not Go on Summer Vacation Before Funding our Aviation System
“At this moment, 4,000 aviation workers are not collecting a paycheck and more than 70,000 construction workers’ jobs are at risk because Congress is playing ideological games. If Congress packs up and goes home for the summer without passing a clean extension of the FAA bill, these workers won’t be able to provide for their…