On the afternoon of Monday February 7, 2011, Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee Chairmen Larry Pike, President (TWU Local 567) and Don Videtich (TWU ATD Representative) met with Mediator Jack Kane and Management’s Lead Negotiators to discuss the status of open Articles. Management stated they needed additional time to develop a response for further…
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Stores Negotiations Update – 02/11/11
Our Sessions with American Airlines continues to be mediated by the National Mediation Board. Mediator’s Jack Kane and Walter Darr were present for this session. The Stores Negotiations Committee members gathered at 1:00p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2011, at which time the Company presented a counter-proposal to Article 39 (Fitness for Duty). On Tuesday, February…
Protest Against American Airlines Corporate Greed
As passengers got out of cabs and shuttle buses at Terminal D they were met with a boisterous crowd carrying picket signs and chanting through blaring bullhorns. Hundreds of TWU members, alongside fellow union flight attendants and pilots and retired NFL players with the NFL Players Association, rallied to seize upon the national attention brought…
Flying Cheap- FRONTLINE Examines….
Correspondent Miles O’Brien explores the world of contract maintenance and focuses this new FRONTLINE investigation on an ST Aerospace facility in Alabama, which now does heavy repair work for several major airlines, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways. Through interviews with company mechanics and an examination of both government and company records,…
Notice
This is the last week to sign up for the annual AFL-CIO Union Councilor Training Program. Application forms must be filled out at the TWU Local 514 office before January 21, 2011. The cost is free to TWU members. Classes are held each Tuesday beginning on February 8, 2011 and every Tuesday for the next…
TWU Mechanic & Related Contract Mediation Update 1/10/11-1/14/11
The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee (Table Team) reconvened in Hurst, Texas on January 10-14, 2011. The M&R Negotiating Committee Table Team members gathered at noon on January 10, 2011, at which time Article 12 was presented to the Company. On January 11, 2011 Articles 3, 11 and 39 were presented to the…
Stores Mediation Update – 1/14/2011
The Stores Negotiations Committee resumed Mediation in Hurst, Texas from January 10th through the 14th. Federal Mediators, Jack Kane and Walter Darr were present for these sessions. Following up on the request of Federal Mediator, Jack Kane, the Stores Committee came prepared to pass Article 12 (Promotions and Transfers). By the end of the week,…
Stores Mediation Update 1/4/11 -1/5/11
The Stores Negotiations Committee met in Hurst, Texas on January 4th and 5th at the TWU-ATD office. The purpose of the meetings was to prepare for the next session in mediation. The next session, in which we will be meeting with the Company and the Mediator, is set to take place next week, January 10th thru 14th.
Shop Steward Elections
Local 514 Election Board members will conduct Shop Stewards Elections from: January 14 thru 21, 2011
TWU514 2011 Calendar
Get your 2011 TWU 514 Planning Calendar from the link below. TWU Local 514 Calendar – Year 2011