SOURCE, Dallas Morning News Tom Fox/Staff Photographer Wil the new American Airlines design remain as it is on fresly painted planes? An American exec says yes, but Doug Parker, who will be CEO of the combined company, doesn’t seem 100 percent. By TERRY MAXON Staff Writer tmaxon@dallasnews.com Published: 03 June 2013 11:20 PM Updated: 03 June 2013…
Category: US Airways
AA Bankruptcy Court Update May 30, 2013
The Bankruptcy Court today held a hearing on the Debtors’ motion seeking entry of an order approving the memoranda of understanding (the “MOU”s) among certain of the Debtors, US Airways, Inc. and any successor (“US Airways”) and the unions representing the Debtors’ and US Airways’ pilots and certain of the Debtors, US Airways and the…
Questions for the TWU/IAM Alliance – Part II
THE ALLIANCE Q: Why is this the right time for the TWU/IAM representation Alliance? A: TWU and IAM both believe that fighting to achieve industry-leading contracts for TWU and IAM members at the “new” American Airlines is a better use of resources than fighting each other in a bitter representation campaign. With the issue of representation settled,…
TWU and IAM Joint Agreement
Below are the Association Agreements in PDF format. Mechanic and Related Association Agreement Stores Association Agreement Fleet Service Association Agreement TWU & IAM Joint Agreement on Pensions
Questions for the TWU/IAM Alliance
THE ALLIANCE Q: Why did the TWU and IAM form a representation alliance? A: The alliance was formed because both the TWU and the IAM concluded that joining forces as partners would offer members of both unions the most bargaining leverage and representation resources possible at the “new” American Airlines. Q: Who will administer…
Transport Workers and Machinist Union to Jointly Represent Ground Workers at the “New” American Airlines
Washington D.C., May 14, 2013 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) today announced a partnership to jointly represent nearly 30,000 ground workers at the “new” American Airlines following the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. This week the two international unions have signed joint agreements…
Integration of Seniority Lists for Ground Workers at American Airlines and US Airways
Statement by Robert Gless Deputy Director, TWU Air Transport Division on Integration of Seniority Lists for Ground Workers at American Airlines and US Airways The Transport Workers Union, the International Association of Machinists (IAM), American Airlines and US Airways reached an agreement this weekend regarding integration of seniority lists at the new American Airlines, to…
IAM, TWU, US Airways & American Airlines agree to Seniority Integration, April 27, 2013
The IAM, TWU, US AIRWAYS and AMERICAN AIRLINES have agreed to seniority list integration based on the “date of each employees” entry into the basic classification, as set forth in the existing Collective Bargaining Agreements and the current seniority lists maintained by US Airways for each group. Two or more with same date of entry…
Joint merger newsletter
Earnings Extravaganza We may have a few months before we expect the merger to close, but it’s a sign of great things to come that both American Airlines and US Airways are performing better than ever. This past week the two companies each reported excellent results for the first quarter of 2013. A breakdown of…
TWU Follow Up Questions and Answers
Does the current MOU eliminate the former “me too” language for comparison of wages, benefits and working conditions for non-union hourly and the non-union salaried and management employees of the Company for all “me too” purposes? The “me too” was only with AA. If AA remained stand alone the “me too” would stay in effect through its defined…