Monday, April 28, 2025Time: Place: Agenda
APRIL 2025 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Category: TWU
Local 514’s Digest for the week of April 18th, 2025
President: Tuesday Jay Potter, Don McCormick and I started interviewing Crew Chiefs to gather information about the Presidential Grievance I filed for Tulsa concerning the crew chief and crew bid process. We will continue that process over the next months until we have reached everyone. Also on Tuesday the Eboard met with Ed Sangricco to…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of April 11th, 2025
President: This week, I attended MRO Americas in Atlanta to help kick off TWU International’s involvement in our base and line mechanics competitions. A big round of applause to our teams. I want to share a conversation I had with a crew chief that was alarming to me. We were talking about how the crew…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of April 4th, 2025
President: This week, while at the NMB training in Chicago, I, several IAM leaders, Rollie Reaves and Gary Schiable, had lengthy discussions centered around crew chief known outage issues. We worked on a flow chart that the company uses to determine if and when to replace an absent crew chief. In Tulsa, we have had…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of March 28th, 2025
Vice President: We have a new hat or visor you can pick up at the Union Hall from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The next Union Steward meeting is April 14th. The next Membership meeting is April 28th. The May Membership meeting is being moved to May 12th. It…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of March 21st, 2025
President: In my career at American Airlines, there have been many ups and downs, not only in the economy, which at times impacted how the airline operated at the base, but also in the style of management and how they treat you. I know the Crew Chiefs have tried in every way possible to convince…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of March 14, 2025
Vice President: I want to thank everyone who signed up to be stewards and those who attended the Monday meeting. If you are not receiving emails from me, please let me know. We have implemented a new grievance procedure. I have sent a copy of the form the grievant must complete before filing the grievance.…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of March 7, 2025
President: I attended the monthly safety meeting with the base’s Managing Directors (MDs) and several Directors in attendance. What I took away from that meeting is a great concern for tail dock safety. Years ago(1987), I witnessed my good friend Donald Marcotte fall 33 feet from a tail dock in 5f while working on a…
Local 514’s Digest for the week of February 28th, 2025
President: This week, I traveled to Dallas to meet with the Association’s local leaders to review what grievances would be presented at AA HDQ in the GRB(grievance review board). That meeting was Monday and then we met with the Company on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss those grievances. I did get a chance late Monday…
The Passing of Brother William “Dan” House
It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Brother William Daniel House on February 23rd, 2025. Dan started working with us at American Airlines in 1987 as an Aviation Maintenance Technician and served as a Crew Chief AMT from 2002 to 2009. Please keep the House family in your thoughts…