Dale Dankers Posting to the membership.
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…
It is with great pride that I receive this information today . I welcome the transition of John Samuelson to President of the Transport Workers Union International. President Samuelson has fought hard for labor and won at a local of over 42,000 members strong this will only strengthen our position in our current negotiations. We wish Harry the best. These…
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 –…
Brothers and Sister, I want to let everyone know that I received a phone call from our International on Thursday and was informed that Javits would be releasing his seniority decision on Tuesday December 27th. As soon as I get it we will post it to our website and make it available to everyone. I…
All, The company informed the negotiation committee today in Las Vegas that the “True-up check” associated with the interim pay increase will not be processed on December 20th as they had stated. The company stated they have now realized they need more time..they did not give a new date. They only stated they would have…
To all 514 members, First of all, I would like to take this time to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. I for one know just how thankful and blessed I am for my family and friends, without their support, the demands of our negotiations schedule would not have been possible. Throughout your day you…
Negotiations Update: Letter of Agreement for Interim Wage Agreement As you know, all other labor groups have benefited from the company’s success due to the merger. This has troubled me just as much as all of you. As your President, I understand we have been losing money every day and this is unacceptable. The Negotiating…
All Members: As you know, all other labor groups have benefited from the company’s success due to the merger. This has troubled me just as much as all of you. As your President, I understand we have been losing money every day and this is unacceptable. The Negotiating Committee has made correcting this a priority…
Brothers and Sisters, It is a great honor to be re-elected President of the Transport Workers Union of America Local 514. Thank you for your confidence in me and for your support. The first term we had many challenges. Challenges that were beyond my expectations and some that were highly emotional. We, as a Union…
NAI The US Department of Transportation is putting on hold its application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP). In a statement, the DOT said it would require additional time to study the various points of order brought up by several labor unions that had opposed the carrier’s application including: the Air Line Pilots Association…