Press Release from the ATD: March 8, 2010 The Transport Workers Union said it won’t be asking for a release into a 30-day cooling-off period until Thursday at least. The TWU’s statement: “NMB Board Member Linda Puchala has asked the TWU and its representatives gathered in Washington today to hold off filing for release from…
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Letter to Mr. Willie Walsh, CEO British Airways from John M. Conley International Administrative Vice President Director Air Transport Division, March 7, 2010
March 7, 2010 Mr. Willie Walsh, CEO British Airways Waterside (HAA3) PO Box 365 Harmondsworth UB7 0GB Dear Mr. Walsh: I am writing on behalf of our “Oneworld” colleagues at Unite. Labor unrest and discord distracts the workforce, creates uncertainty in travelers (our customers), impacts the lending institutions and further weakens an already fragile enterprise.…
American Airlines’ Flight Attendants Union to Request Release From Mediation
Statement by TWU Air Transport Division Director John M. Conley on Decision by American Airlines’ Flight Attendants Union to Request Release From Mediation Speaking for all 28,000 TWU members employed by AMR, we’re very disappointed that the flight attendants union was not able to reach an agreement with American Airlines. It now appears that APFA…
“From the Ground UP”
Dear Brothers and Sisters, By now you may have received a promotional flyer in the mail from American Airlines called “From the Ground UP”a slick pitch intended “only to provide a description of the facts and issues already presented at the bargaining table”. A couple of questions immediately come to mind. First, how much did…
TWU Technical Specialist Contract Negotiations Communication Update Fifth Mediation Session 2/23/2010 through 2/25/10 Mediator: Jack Kane Tulsa, Oklahoma
Technical Specialist Negotiating Committee: Howard McKinney, Gary Moffitt, Steve Luis, and Don Videtich AA Negotiating Committee: Jim Weel and Bob Dubreuil and John Shelburg. The company originally presented an outline of proposal to resolve outstanding articles. The outline was just that, an outline, and lacked specific details and contractual language. In fact the proposal raised…
Stores Mediation Update – February 24, 2010
The Stores Negotiations Committee met in Tulsa on February 22nd and 23rd with AA Management and Federal Mediator Jack Kane. As background in the November, 2009 Stores Mediation Session in Chicago comments were made to both the Company and the Union to hypothetically “build a wall” behind both the Company and the Union’s table position.…
M&R Mediation Session for March 1st – 5th has been canceled by Mediator Jack Kane.
February 22, 2010 TO: M&R Negotiating Committee RE: Follow-up Mediation Conference Notice NMB Case Number: A-13495 Dear Brothers: We have been notified by Mediator Jack Kane that the upcoming M&R Mediation Session scheduled at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been canceled. (See Previous Schedule here) Further information will be forthcoming as soon…
American Airlines’ in-house repair policy is both boon and burden
08:50 AM CST on Friday, February 19, 2010 By ERIC TORBENSON / The Dallas Morning News etorbenson@dallasnews.com American Airlines Inc. prides itself as the only large carrier doing its own major aircraft maintenance, saying the strategy saves time and boosts quality for the work done on its 610 jets.
Transport Workers Union Will Ask to be “Released” If No Agreement at American Airlines is Reached by March 8
N E W S R E L E A S E February 17, 2009 For Immediate Release Transport Workers Union Will Ask to be “Released” If No Agreement at American Airlines is Reached by March 8 — First Step Toward Self Help —
FAA Fines….
WASHINGTON (AP) By JOAN LOWY American Airlines could face a fine in the ballpark of $10 million for safety violations involving wiring in its large MD-80 fleet, according to a government official familiar with the nearly completed federal investigation.