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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
It is with great sorrow that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Kirk Buckels on February 8th, 2025. Kirk Started working with us here at American Airlines in 1988 and retired in 2021 from Aviation Maintenance Technician – Base, Composites position. Please keep the Buckels family in your thoughts and prayers. Kirk…
During the latest round of Negotiations, we tried to resolve several open items for the MTS (Maintenance Training Specialist). Although we were not able to close them out at that time the Association and the company continued to meet to discuss them. Several individual grievances have been filed regarding how MTS are scheduled when a…
President: During the latest round of Negotiations there were several open items we tried to resolve for the MTS (Maintenance Training Specialist). Although we were not able to close them out at that time the Association and the company continued to meet to discuss them. This week they were able to reach a resolution on…