Category: President

Dale Dankers Posting to the membership.

Message from Local 514 President Dale Danker, July 21, 2017

514 members, This week in DC during negotiations the company dropped a proposal on the table that included all remaining articles. Words can not describe my disappointment. The negotiating committee worked Thursday to review their proposal line by line, and we will continue to do the same thing Monday back in DC. They did provide an overview sheet.…

Company investigation and you

Brothers and Sisters, If the company holds a 29f to investigate a matter that may lead to further action against you please understand that per Article 29f, of our agreed to contract, you as a Union member have the right to Union representation. It also states that they company will inform you of this right…

Boycott the Companies AMT Day Festivities – Wednesday 5-24-2017

Contract Now

All Local 514 members, It’s Monday morning and I’m headed back to DC to continue the process of negotiating a contract with a company that took holidays away from us in a shared sacrifice campaign we all remember not so many years ago. Also remember “we have to bring two large work forces together recognizing…

Letter from President Danker concerning AMT Day

TO BOYCOTT OR NOT TO BOYCOTT AMT DAY? It takes the effort of every union member in Tulsa to deliver a safe and quality aircraft back to service on time day in and day out.  I am a constant champion of Tulsa’s attention to Safety and Quality.  I express this to upper management every chance…

Bogus Tulsa closing letter

Saturday April 29th I received a text message from Shop Steward Norman Vaughn questioning a letter he got his hands on.  The letter from AA chief test pilot mentioned that the Tulsa base would close in the future.  As we all should do Norman knew it needed verified. I called AA’s Senior Vice President –…