President: This week I sat in on a few meetings in Hangars 1,2 and, Hangar 6 to listen to Executive Board officers explain to management why certain aspects of the new bid were a violation of the contract. At the time of the meeting, I believe the officers got their points across and the needed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
President: I have visited via phone with TWU International Rep Rollie Reaves several times this week. We continue to discuss how we can resolve some of the top contractual issues. To that point, Rollie has worked with his counterpart at the IAM to establish quarterly meetings to discuss top issues. Marla and I will travel…
President: This week, the Eboard officers and I met with Ed Sangricco and all the Tulsa base management team leaders to discuss the current events happening around the base. Ed and I have decided to start meeting again with this larger group to ensure everyone gets the opportunity to address any concerns they may have…
President: All, This week, the board and I reviewed many Crew Chief-known outage grievances. I was somewhat shocked by the lack of information to review in the files. If you are a member or a union representative, please gather as much information about a contractual violation as possible when it happens. For example, If you…
President: All, Monday three of our guys were injured lowering the 777 in dock 6A. We are all thankful they did not lose their lives. Please be aware of your work area and what is going on around you at all times. If something feels unsafe please stop and reassess the situation. This week I…
President: I want to thank MCT Chairman Jason Best for working with the company to reach a settlement on a Presidential grievance from 2018. The grievance was centered around the company moving Inspection work. We will now have a tech crew chief oversee a portion of the CMM duties. This is a win for the…