November 7, 2022 TO: TWU/IAM Association Members RE: Holiday Arbitration At the end of last week, we were informed by Arbitrator Dana Eischen that he needs to reschedule the Article 22 – Holiday Arbitration scheduled to start on December 1, 2022. At his request, we have rescheduled the hearing to begin on February 2 and,…
Monday , November 14, 2022 Time: 7:15 AM 11:45 AM 15:45 PM Agenda: Regular Order of Business Vote on Motion 2210-0-06 Motion 2210-0-06 George Albano made a motion to amend the Community Service budget to reallocate the $1000.00 Labor Day candy allocation to purchase $1000.00 worth of bicycles for the 106.1 The Twister’s Operation Bikes…
President: The company notified the Union in a meeting at noon on Wednesday that the work in hangar 80 will cease in the next few months. Article 6 j) of the current agreement: J. The Company, at a minimum, will maintain 26-line maintenance stations, staffed on all three basic shifts, and will utilize line maintenance…
Election Day Tuesday, November 8thIn times like these, it is important to make sure candidates share our values and will represent our best interest. How you VOTE is a personal decision. We have attached the Oklahoma AFL-CIO 2022 General Election Endorsements below. Vote Early Dates at your County Election Board: Friday, November 4th – 8:00am…
President: All, I took a trip to Brooklyn, NY last week along with Rollie Reaves (Pres 567), and Gary Schaible (Pres 591), to continue the discussion about issues with this Association. John Samuelsen understands our frustrations, but reiterated the extreme difficulties of our marriage with the IAM through the Association constitution. My position was clear…
Vice President: Terry and I have been in Charlotte, NC this week preparing for benefits enrollment. We will have eight enrollment counselors available starting Monday, Oct 17, 2022 in Hangar 3 HOC. If you do not wish to sit with a counselor, make sure to go into Jetnet and confirm your selections. DAT selection is…
Local 514 Swear In: Marla Johnson Elected First Female VP in Local’s History, Pg. 6 – First Ever Joint Presidents Council Meeting, Pg. 8 – The Best Maintenance & Related Contract in the Airline Industry, Pg.10 and more in this issue of the TWU Express, Deterring Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing By International President John Samuelsen ver…
President: All, I attended an IEC (International Executive Council) meeting in California this week. During this meeting it was announced that current Air Division Director Gary Peterson would transition to a new role as Chief of Staff for International President John Samuelsen. Andre Sutton, current International Rep. was named as Peterson’s replacement. I’ve been asked,…
Effective October 10, 2022, Gary Peterson will be moving into the role of Chief of Staff to the International President. Andre Sutton will assume the position of Air Division Director; for some time Gary will continue to assist the Air Division thru the transitional period. Effective October 31, 2022, Theotis James and Carl Martin will…
President Update The gifts from the Association keep coming. The Association leaders negotiated a contract that allows for disparaged treatment, harming TWU members while ensuring the IAM members make more money. Our benefits will increase 13% while the smaller IAM group will increase only 3%. Ours was higher to start with and now they go…