Category: TWU

TWU Local 514’s Women’s Committee Raffle

The TWU Local 514 Women’s Committee will be raffling off the following items to raise money to purchase gifts for children in the Domestic Violence Intervention Service Emergency Shelter.   Gift Basket from Belts worth over $400 4 Movie Passes AMC Theater Gift Card Olive Garden Gift Card Chili’s Gift Card Teddy Bear from Build-a-Bear…

Docket Update 12/7/11 – AA Bankruptcy

Published 12/07/2011 Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”) filed a limited objection to the Debtors’ motion for entry of an order establishing and implementing exclusive and global procedures for the treatment of reclamation claims (the “Reclamation Procedures Motion”) and the Debtors’ motion for entry of an order establishing procedures for the assertion, resolution and satisfaction of claims asserted…

Court Update 12/6/11 – AA Bankruptcy

The Debtors filed a motion to reject 24 aircraft and engine leases. Specifically, the Debtors seek to reject aircraft and engine leases with the following parties: AWAS Aviation Services Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC Bank of America, N.A. Bank of Utah City National Bank Deutsche Bank Trust DFO Partnership Jetscape Inc. John Hancock…

Special Membership Meeting

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011 11:00 AM SPIRIT EVENT CENTER 10441 South Regal Blvd. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 [ 105th Street & Memorial Drive ] Agenda Bankruptcy Q&A Special Guests: Attorney Mark Richards will address bankruptcy issues Retirement Counselor Mark Loeber will speak on retirement Sam Cirri, President   Special Meeting 2011-12-10 Posting

It Wasn’t the Union That Caused AMR’s Bankruptcy

The premise of your editorial”The AMR Union Warning” (Dec. 1) about AMR’s bankruptcy filing—that workers and unions are unwilling to address changing circumstances—is simply false. In 2003, responding to industry challenges following 9/11, members of our union and other workers at American Airlines and American Eagle agreed to reduce our compensation by billions of dollars.…

Skadden Tapped as Official Creditors’ Counsel in AMR Bankruptcy

Skadden’s appointment in the case—confirmed by a firm spokesman—came several hours after its lawyers and those from the other firms being considered for the coveted AMR role made their pitches to creditors’ committee representatives in a packed conference room at the Sheraton New York Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The other firms vying for the assignment…

AA Bankruptcy Q&A from the TWU ATD

1. What about My Pension? As a safeguard against the risk that a defined benefit pension plan may contain insufficient funds to pay the promised benefits to workers upon retirement, a federal statute, ERISA, imposes minimum funding standards on plan sponsors. ERISA also established a pension insurance program that guarantees that retirees receive at least…

TWU has earned a seat on the Creditors Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee made the right call as we have earned a seat on the creditors’ committee as the company goes through a Chapter 11 restructuring. Thirty thousand TWU members are critical to the current and future operations of American Airlines and American Eagle.  AMR, the parent company of…