Category: TWU

Local 514 Digest for the Week of May 14th, 2021

TWU Local 514

How to get your COVID-19 vaccine incentive See link below: https://newjetnet.aa.com/docs/DOC-43369?c=email_jetwire_20210511_covid U.S.-based mainline ground team members, Management and Support Staff, and Envoy team members Visit the online submission portal and use your AA ID to sign in.     Complete the short form to provide: The manufacturer of your vaccine (Moderna, Pfizer, etc.) The date(s) of…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of May 7th, 2021

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JOINT MEMBERSHIP MEETING TUESDAY MAY 18th Times:   7:15am  11:45am   3:45pm Place: TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street This Sunday is Mothers Day! May 9th, 2021 Memorial Day – Monday, May 31, 2021 is our next Holiday Off Open Payments Open Payments is a national transparency program that collects and publishes information about financial relationships between…

Union Strong – Episode 52: In Solidarity with TWU and IAM Airline Mechanics

This comes from Union Strong podcast that posted back on October 29th, 2020Airline industry workers, like so many others during this unprecedented health and economic crisis, are teetering on the edge.  Thousands of airline workers have already received furlough notices, thousands more are wondering if they will be next – and their future lies in…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of April 30th, 2021

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Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 2021 Every Year, over 5,000 workers in America go to work, but never return home. The Oklahoma Workers’ Memorial Day is a solemn remembrance of the lives lost, but it is also a time for all of us to recommit to ensuring that no worker should have to die to…

TWU Members:

 While it seems easy for some to speak direct lies on social media, I would hope most speak the truth, even when it hurts. Truth is not spoken to harm anyone-it is simply truth. Speaking out on amfa and the lack of integrity within, hurt feelings in the amfa fraternity. Weak leadership within those ranks…

Retro Pay “Project Spring”

This is from American AirlinesChanges to how you’ll be paid for retro adjustments in the new payroll system   The legacy American Airlines payroll system processed retro adjustments daily, so if you had an adjustment to the hours you worked, you’d receive an off-cycle paycheck within a few days. As part of the transition to…

First Association vs American Airlines Fleet Arbitration Case

April 20, 2021 The Association presented its first arbitration case. At issue is the Control Crew Chief work that American Airlines transitioned from Crew Chiefs to management. Testimony was given by representatives of the TWU and the IAM far-reaching from across the country, from Charlotte to Dallas and Los Angeles to Phoenix. The Association strongly…

Local 514 Digest for the week of April 16th 2021

TWU Local 514

Coyotes on the Prowl President Dale Danker did the “Coyotes on the Prowl” Video that can be seen HERE Union Plus There are times when you don’t reep the benefits of an organization when you already meet the basic requirement, union membership. Union Plus is one of those organizations. They were founded by the AFL-CIO…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of April 9th, 2021

TWU Local 514

Update: What is the Union going to do? Watch this short video of President Dale Danker on the topic of “What is the Union going to do?”   We met Thursday April 8th as a board to review the posted bid sheets for the May 2021 Re-bid period. We have identified what we believe to…