IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING THE 1114 AND RETIREES November 5, 2013 On October 21, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Court overseeing American Airlines chapter 11 bankruptcy case entered an order confirming American Airlines chapter 11 plan. There has been some confusion about what the confirmation order means for American’s 40,000 plus retirees and their benefits. The…
Category: US Airways
514 – What’s on the plate
US Airways VP – Meets in Tulsa Friday, Nov. 15 David Seymour, Senior Vice President, Operations of US Airways came to Tulsa to have a “Getting to know us” meeting. Among those attending were VP of Local 514, Gary Yingst, 514’s Recording Sec. Jay Potter and AA VP of TULE, Bill Collins What does the DOJ ruling on merger…
Statement by Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Director Garry Drummond
The Settlement between American Airlines, US Airways and the U.S. Department of Justice We’re pleased that an agreement between American Airlines, US Airways and the Department of Justice has been reached. The DOJ’s actions in recent weeks were the equivalent of hitting a pause button on workers’ wages, benefits and job security. Today’s announcement will…
AIRLINE MERGERS: Issues Raised by the Proposed Merger of American Airlines and US Airways
What GAO Found The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust review will be a critical step in the proposed merger between American Airlines (American) and US Airways. DOJ uses an integrated analytical framework set forth in the Horizontal Merger Guidelines to determine whether the merger poses any antitrust concerns. Under that process, DOJ assesses, among other…
DOJ Case Re Merger – September 4, 2013
September 4, 2013 TO: All Members Locals 501 – 591 RE: DOJ Case Re Merger Dear Brothers & Sisters: American Airlines and US Airways have created a website www.newamericanarriving.com. There is a tab on the page “share your voice!” which facilitates sending letters in support of the merger. Once you submit your information, the website automatically…
November 25 trial date set for U.S. challenge to AMR/US Airways merger
By David Ingram and Diane Bartz (Reuters) — A federal judge on Friday set a tentative November 25 trial date in the U.S. government challenge to an American Airlines merger with U.S. Airways. The U.S. Justice Department had asked U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for a March trial. The airlines had been pushing for November…
8,000 TWU MEMBERS SEND DOJ STRONG MESSAGE
The 8,000 TWU members who signed our DOJ petition had their voices heard loud and clear today. TWU Locals across the nation are delivering petitions to DOJ offices, telling Attorney General Holder to stop attempting to block the American Airlines-US Airways merger. Following up on our petitions, local presidents have been contacting the Obama Administration’s…
Transport Workers Deliver Petition with Thousands of Signatures to U.S. Dept. of Justice Offices in Major Cities Across the Nation; Call for End to Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking the American-US Airways Merger
Tulsa – Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma – home of American Airlines’ largest maintenance and repair base – delivered petitions with more than 8,000 signatures from all over the United States to the offices of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in Tulsa today. In a similar manner, airline workers…
Help the TWU Rally at the steps of the U.S. Department of Justice offices.
We need to tell the DOJ NOW! We will meet at the TWU hall at 9:00 am on Thursday 8-29-2013 and convoy with our lights on to the parking garage located at the Southwest corner of 1st and Boulder. Wear your RED “Enough is Enough” shirts! TWU NEWS ROOM Transport Workers to…
AA Bankruptcy Court Update – August 24, 2013
The United States respectfully submits this Statement in response to the Court’s invitation to any interested party to address whether the Court should confirm the Debtors’ proposed plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) at this time in light of the antitrust suit filed by the United States, six states, and the District of Columbia on August…