President: The Executive Board members and I started the year off meeting with Tulsa MD Ed Sangricco and other Tulsa base leadership. Each Officer addressed issues in their areas. A common problem that was brought up was how DAT and Comp requests were handled around the Holidays. There will be a review of that process…
Applications are now being accepted for the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund.This scholarship will offer fifteen (15) college-bound dependents of TWU members a scholarship worth $4800.00. This scholarship will be paid out each year in the amount of $1200.00 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four (4) year college course. We are…
New CBA Extension wages become effective January 06, 2025 Article 9 – Filling of Vacancies changes for basic classifications. Article 15 – Shift Swaps. Article 19 – Field Trips. Article 18.U.3 – Resetting of the OT list. We had four members pass away during this Holiday Season. Please keep their families in your thoughts…
President: Today American Airlines COO David Seymour will be at the Tulsa base with other senior leaders to get a demonstration of the new Electronic task card system. I will be there as well to hear it explained and to visit with him as time permits. As Jay Potter mentions in his digest post I…
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The Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule on Monday that requires foreign aircraft maintenance facilities to create and maintain drug and alcohol testing for workers – ensuring that airlines cannot skirt safety rules when they choose to outsource work abroad. “This closes a major safety gap that the Transport Workers Union has fought to end for…
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Jack Parks on December 11th, 2024. Jack started working with us here at American Airlines in 1973 and retired from the position of Aviation Maintenance Technician in 1997. Please keep the Parks family in your thoughts and prayers. Jack…
President: Every week, I have conversations with International Rep. Rollie Reaves to discuss open issues that he is trying to help resolve for Tulsa and the system. He called me this Thursday to inform me that he and American Airlines attorney Johnathan Oliff met to strike for an Arbitrator for the “Dodgeball case.”The Dodgeball case…
December 12, 2024 TO: TWU-IAM Association MembershipRE: American Airlines Tech Ops Meeting On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the leadership of the TWU-IAM Association held a meetingwith the senior leadership of American Airlines Tech Ops. The purpose of this meeting wasto discuss the accomplishments of 2024 and outline the Association’s expectations for theupcoming year, 2025. Representing…
President: Retirement Committee Co-Chairs Jay Potter, George Albano, VP Marla Johnson, and I and Attorney Steve Hickman met with the Fidelity team at their local office in Tulsa this week. We have been reporting that the Executive Board decided to terminate the Advantage Group’s service on December 31, 2024. Alex Steele, the designated American Airlines…