Category: President
Dale Dankers Posting to the membership.
Association Update, August 1, 2023 Attendance Policy – Holiday Pay
514 Members, At last, we have the arbitrators decisions on Holiday pay and Sick points. The executive board officers and I had a conference call with Rollie Reaves, TWU International M&R representative, today to review these documents. There are several questions regarding these decisions and the impact they will have on our membership. I…
TWU514 June 2023 Video Update
President Dale Danker and Vice President Marla Johnson with the latest information for Local 514 Members. Vice President, Marla Johnson: 4th of July Holiday 00:29 Grievance Report 00:51 Membership Meeting 01:44 President, Dale Danker: Smoke Off 02:59 “Dodge Ball” Grievance 03:22 Benefits 05:04 Executive Board Member Position 06:15 Distractions 06:38 TWU Express 07:32. Get…
TWU514 Offices Closed TODAY, June 19, 2023
Due to the extreme weather event Oklahoma suffered this weekend, we are closed. The offices did not receive any damage that we have noticed at this time. I know that we have many members that have been effected by this weather event. Our Officers and Staff included. As always, if any issues arise that you…
Executive Board Member at Large Special Election Paused
Local 514 Members, The current open position of the Executive Board Member at Large on TWU Local 514’s Executive Board is under appeal to the TWU International Committee of Appeals. At this time, I have decided to pause the election to allow time for the International Appeals Committee to review the appeal and render their…
TWU514 May 2023 Video Update
President Dale Danker and Vice President Marla Johnson sharing the May Update for the membership of Local 514.
Rumors from the Floor
TWU LOCAL 514 MEMBERS: I have not been notified by the Company or any Union official that the Company wants to open negotiations and give Tulsa a pay raise to eliminate Shift Swaps. Also, there are absolutely no conversations that I’ve heard of about an early-out package. These are rumors that I constantly get calls…
Appealed – Election of the Election Board for 2023-2026 Term
TWU Members: Due to an appeal being filed on the Election Board Election, the Officers and Executive Board met and discussed the appeal on April 4, 2023. After discussing they have agreed to re-run the Election at the April 27, 2023 Membership meeting. Fraternally, Dale Danker President Re-Vote on Election Board Posting in…
April 2023 Special Election for Executive Board Position
TWU Members: Executive Board member David Cooper has officially resigned from his position. The first qualified runner-up in the last regular election has respectfully declined. The board held a Special meeting on April 4, 2023 to review the TWU Constitution, Local by-laws, and the election rules. It was unanimously determined by the Executive Board that…
Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act
On Monday and Tuesday of this week TWU M&R local Presidents Gary Schaible local 591, Dale Danker local 514, and Rollie Reaves local 567 lobbied both the House and Senate for the passage of the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act. The bill was introduced Wednesday, March 22nd by Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19). This bipartisan legislation…