Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2015) – Today the presidents of the Air Line Pilots Association International, the Allied Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, Communications Workers of America, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO sent a letter to Congress urging members…
Category: TWU-514
From the Presidents Desk
Headcount Movement : Paperwork has been going out to those that will be effected. Many members have been reassigned to AMT from AMTO. This movement created additional OSM vacancies. AMT/OSM preference sheets are going out. In addition to selecting what shop (OSM) or HOC/Flight Control Shop (AMT), remember to fill in a shift preference as…
Local 514 Hats
We now have hats available for all active Local 514 members. You can come down to the Union office building, 11945 East Pine Street, Tulsa, and pick up your hat during our regular working hours. Limit is one Free hat per member. Please wear it proudly. Dale
Changes to Out-of-Network Reimbursement Policy – Policy Change Effective June 1, 2015
Effective June 1, 2015 American is changing its out-of-network reimbursement under the Standard, Value and Core medical options to limit reimbursement for out-of-network services to 140 percent of published rates allowed for Medicare. This means that your health plan may reimburse the out-of-network provider less than the fees they charge. Although you may continue to…
From the Presidents Desk
Preparation for opening conversations with the IAM on Contract language. These meetings were held in Hurst Texas. Local 514 was represented. Negotiations Teams and Subcommittees have been chosen, see them HERE. Transfer Freeze has been extended to April 20, 2015, More on this HERE Meeting at AA HDQ on March 25 pertaining to the Surplus/RIF here…
RE: 29(d) Grievance – Article 1, Attachment 1.1 and Attachment 1.2
Outsourcing and our Current Collective Bargaining Agreement Scope language being violated.
Transfer Freeze Extended to April 20, 2015
Dear Dale, On February 6, 2015 I notified you that the company is suspending attachment 12.1 according the collective bargaining agreement for movement of personnel throughout the Tulsa Maintenance Base. On February 20th the Company arranged a meeting between David Seymour, SVP Technical Operations and Dale Danker, President Local 514. During that meeting Dale had…
Crew Chief self demotion window 2015 is OPEN!
The 2015 Crew Chief Self-Demotion window opens on March 15th 2015 @0001 hours and closes on March 30th 2015 @ 2400 hour. Mar 14 1996 CC self demote letter of agreement in PDF 2015 – CC Self Demotion – Title V – March 2015-Rev-1 2015 – CC Self Demotion – Title II- March 2015 2015 – CC…
NMB Process Plods Along
The National Mediation Board (NMB) yesterday requested additional information from the TWU/IAM Association relating to our request for a determination of Single Carrier Status (SCS). Specifically, the NMB asked for documentation related to both American Airlines and US Airways Simulator Technicians. This request is evidence the NMB is actively engaged in processing the Association’s SCS…
Electronic Transfer and Bid System Changes Effective Sat. March 7th 2015
Key Highlights Advertised number of vacancies 7 day posting window to submit vacancy/transfer request Additional 2 days (Sat/Sun) to retract Do away with paper transfer notifications Active standing transfer list request remains Transfer list renewal no longer necessary Maintain the *No 15 day waiting requirement* Paper lockout waivers and approval no longer required Important Timetables…