Several questions have been asked by our Members in regards to what could happen if this Membership voted in a new union as their Bargaining Agent. I have compiled some of these questions and sent them to the TWU International Legal Department asking for answers. Although some of these questions are quite simple I felt…
Brothers and Sisters, The Association Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines this week in Washington, D.C. to continue the discussion about Scope proposals. Your Executive Committee presented the company with comprehensive proposals. The Association proposals are reasonable and recognize the sacrifices our members have collectively made through our company’s bankruptcies by securing our work…
The following is an update of the current Articles and letters that are completed, and an estimate of what remains open. M&R MLS JCBA Article by Article Percentage Completed July 26 2018 in PDF
Brothers and Sisters, The Association Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines on July 24th in Washington, D.C. to continue the discussion about comprehensive Scope proposals. During this session, it became very obvious to your committee that the company isn’t hearing your displeasure about their previous Scope proposals. While there was some movement for our…
As discussed on last Friday’s conference call the Association executive committee will be working in DC this week. They have made it clear that they will meet anytime anywhere. If the company shows up the executive team will expect the company to give them their full-text scope proposal. I will post updates when I get them. Union! Dale
Brothers and Sisters, As was reported earlier, the Association Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines June 25th through June 27th in Washington, DC. During those meetings, your committee and the company made some progress in Scope discussions and it was agreed that the company would deliver a comprehensive Scope proposal prior to our next…
To the Membership, We know you all understand the importance of seniority, some even say “seniority is all we have” and whether you agree with that statement or not, we are sure you want it done right. The Association leadership has made the decision to view the Javits seniority list for Title I Technical Crew…
Brothers and Sisters, Association negotiators met with American Airlines Monday and Tuesday this week. The purpose of the meetings was to discuss minor, but important open issues. Some progress was made, but American remains unreasonable by not settling issues they should be able to agree to. The Company’s public statements that they desire to conclude…
Brothers and Sisters, On behalf of the members of the TWU- IAM Association, we would like to extend our enthusiastic support for the Aircraft Maintenance Offshoring Bill, federal legislation that would support US aircraft maintenance workers. This bill is intended to draw attention to the airline industry- wide trend of offshoring aircraft maintenance. “The TWU-…
514 members, I’m sure most of you are aware by now, the company emailed each of you what they are calling an enhanced proposal. Thursday evening at 6 PM central time, I along with the TWU Presidents had a conference call to discuss the proposal. Most that were on the call had many questions, and unfortunately,…