Local 514’s Digest for the week of February 16, 2024 – Transport Workers Union Local 514

President:

I enjoyed attending the Steward’s meeting this week. Thank you to those new stewards who are getting involved, and a big Thank you to the Senior Stewards for all the commitment you continue to give to the membership.

Jay Potter and I travel to DFW on Monday to continue meeting with the TWU/IAM negotiation team.

I have a video to share with you covering TWU514 Communications and Article 9FF it can be seen HERE

Happy Presidents Day Monday!

I’m available 24/7 at 918-636-6089

Dale Danker

Vice President:

We continue to have new hires coming into the Tulsa base. Please welcome them to your area when they arrive.

There is going to be a lot of movement for a few months. Ensure you look at the bids and transfer lists to see any opportunities for open positions.

Women’s Committee Meeting will be Thursday, February 22nd at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm.

Marla Johnson

Recording Secretary:

Profit-Sharing Special Elections

*Please note that regardless of the percentage you defer to your 401(k), the profit-sharing payout, just like other pretax 401(k) deferrals and special elections, is subject to FICA (which includes Social Security and Medicare), state and local taxes, garnishments, union dues and overpayment recovery. Therefore, even if you elect 100% pretax deferral, these deductions must be withheld prior to being contributed to the 401(k). Please plan your deferral elections accordingly.

**Please note that regardless of the percentage you defer to your pension, the profit-sharing payout, just like other deferrals and special elections, is subject to all applicable taxes. Therefore, even if you elect 100% deferral, these deductions must be withheld prior to being contributed to the pension. Please plan your deferral elections accordingly.

Terry Buck

Chairman of Maintenance:

Safety

We are short on ERTs for the off shifts and weekends; if interested, please get in touch with Brent.anderson@aa.com
please be aware of the aircraft movement on the ramp.
Hangars 5 and 6 would like to add more team members to their safety team; please contact brian.drenthe@.com
we have new phone systems throughout the base. Please pay attention to the phone numbers you are dialing; a few people have dialed 911 on accident.

Construction area detours and allowable walkways.

Please follow all signs and detour signs.
Do not cross into restricted areas; this is for your safety

9FF movement

* AA plans to hire over 300 people this year; they will be moving people around using the 9ff language in the current contract.

The reason for this is so people can bid their shifts and days off in the new location.

weekly Grievance Meetings, Comms Meetings, and attendance discussions

Bids and Transfers

Please look at the shop requirements before placing a bid
if you have any questions about your WER, don’t hesitate to contact me so I can take a look at it.

Future Leaders Organizing Committee

The FLOC Committee would like to welcome the new workers to AA and invite you to join us at our next committee meeting. If you are interested, please get in touch with me.

Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org

Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:

You have until Feb. 26, 4 p.m. ET, to review and make changes to your 401(k) special elections, which will be used for your profit-sharing payout.
Profit-sharing payouts for 2023 will be distributed to eligible U.S.- and Canada-based team members on March 6.
We currently have 105 open grievances.
470 MLS is on base with 17 on LOA. New Hires start Monday the 19th.
Bid postings this weekend. Crew Chief openings in 022S, 026S. MLS openings in 206S, 026S, 032S, 025S, 022S, 034S and 031S.

B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org

Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

Tracy & I traveled to DFW on Monday for a meeting with Acrisure (Union Benefit Planners), Lincoln Financial & Piedmont. As of last Friday, Lincoln announced a layoff of 500 personnel. Lincoln is committed to enhancing the claimant experience using predictive analytics. There will be a chat portal coming in 2025. The claim forms will be updated to populate the Group ID & Policy numbers. Acrisure will add a FAQ to the twuaaunionbenefits.com website. Piedmont has sent out texts & emails for updating your payroll deduction. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

I will meet with Bryan Beene today to discuss several grievances. Performed a shift betterment for 223.

George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org

Gene Chapin:

Continue working in the grievance office starting at 5:00 am
Continue working on grievances.
Grievance meeting with management Friday.
Blood Drive starts February 26. Please give.
We have new hires starting Monday.

Gene Chapin
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org

Tracy Hardin:

We have been able to make some headway with the number of members who are behind on their TWU insurance benefits. Keep up the good work.

This coming Saturday, February 17th,the rescheduled MLK Celebration and parade will begin at North Detroit and John Hope Franklin Blvd. at 11am. Bring your family out and enjoy this historic event.

If you still have contract ideas that you would like to share with the executive board, please write them down and drop them off at the hall or visit the website at www.TWU514.org.

Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org

Don McCormick:

Grievances

Continue to work daily grievances as they come up.
HGR 1/2/3 Mgmt agreed they should not do verbal proffers and are looking to issue pay letters for 41 OT Bypasses for bid unit 225 that occurred between 1/17/24- 2/2/24
HGR 1/2/3 Working on old grievances dating between 8/24/20 to January 2021. There are over 70 Known Outage bypasses that we have to clarify the numbers. This process should take a few weeks in the research and hopefully get most Paid in March.

HANGAR 5/6

Performed shift betterment for 23 positions in AMT and and 1 CC

Welfare and Entertainment

Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Only 10 games left before playoffs. Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7-11AM and 12-4PM Or Grievance office 2nd floor above Hangar 3
Family Day 2024 will be Saturday, June 1st at Mohawk Park and the Tulsa Zoo. Looking for Volunteers to help out that day.

Presidents Day February 19th.

Don
(918) 378-5923
DMcCormick@twumail.org

Daron Morgan:

Continue working the Grievance Office
Continue working new and old Grievances, and prepping Grievances for the February GRB
Our next bi-weekly meeting with the CRO Leadership will be Tuesday, February 27th
We have 9 hockey Games left this season and we still have plenty of tickets left in the Grievance Office and at the Union Hall
We still have a lot of members receiving emails or texts from Piedmont. If you get one, check your balances. If they are correct, I would recommend calling Piedmont and inquire as to why you are still receiving request to update your banking information
As more and more job vacancies and transfers become available, please familiarize yourself with Article 9, Paragraph TT. That is the Bids and Awards Process. If you put in multiple bid requests, you need to prioritize your order of preferences.
We still have some M&R Contract Books available in the Grievance Office
Our next Holiday will be Monday February 19th (Presidents Day)
Our next Union Membership Meeting will be Monday February 26th @ 7:15 am, 11:45 am, and 3:45 pm. Please make plans to attend. Make your Voice Heard, Make a Difference, and join in The Movement!

Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org

Jay Potter:

Base Outsourcing

We currently have 19 aircraft at our 4 In-house Maintenance Bases (CTO, PTO, DWH, and TLE).
- 6 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV or C11).
  - CTO – Charlotte, NC
    - A319 – 2
    - A320 – 1
    - A321 – 1
  - DWH – Dallas, TX
    - A319 – 1
    - B737NG – 2
    - B777 – 2
  - PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
    - A321 – 2
  - TLE – Tulsa, OK
    - B737NG – 4
    - B737MX – 1
    - B777 – 2
    - B787 – 1
The five (5) HMP vendors have 36 aircraft.
- 32 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, C11, or S).
  - BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 2 Aircraft
    - A319 – 1
    - A321 – 1
  - INT_NSA, North State Aviation-Winston/Salem, NC – 3 Aircraft
    - A319 – 1
    - A321 – 1
    - B737NG – 1
  - SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 16 Aircraft
    - A319 – 11
    - A320 – 2
    - A321 – 1
    - B777 – 2
  - STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 8 Aircraft
    - A321 – 4
    - B737NG – 1
    - B777 – 2
    - B787 – 2
  - VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 6 Aircraft
    - B737NG – 6
Livery aircraft do not apply to the outsourced man-hours (stations include: AMA, GUS, and ROW).
If you have questions regarding Contractual Scope Language, you can reach me at (918) 845-8059 or jpotter@twumail.org. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Tulsa Aviation Maintenance Group (AMG) Headcount

February 16, 2024		January 23, 2020		VARIANCE
TCC	68	TCC	79	TCC	-11
CC AMT	254	CC AMT	245	CC AMT	9
AMT	2199	AMT	2681	AMT	-482
OSM	407	OSM	425	OSM	-18
INSP	234	INSP	263	INSP	-29
CC CL	15	CC CL	16	CC CL	-1
CL	143	CL	130	CL	13
TOTAL	3320	TOTAL	3839	TOTAL	-519

Hiring

The company currently has external postings for Plant Maintenance Mechanic – Ground Service Equipment, Plant Maintenance Mechanic – Industrial Electronics, and Aviation Maintenance Technicians in Tulsa.
Check daily at jobs.aa.com.

Negotiations

Next scheduled negotiation meeting with the IAM is scheduled for the week of Feb 19-23, 2024 in Dallas, TX.

Computershare Stock Account

If you had any shares in your Computershare Account, you would have received a letter from Computershare dated September 20, 2023. This letter gave instructions for several options that had to be completed by November 20, 2023. If you did nothing, the default option was as follows:
- Any fractional shares will be sold and your whole shares will be transferred to a common stock account at EQ registered in Direct Registration System (DRS) book-entry form as soon as administratively possible. A check for any residual proceeds from the sale of fractional shares will be issued to you at the address on file at Computershare.
- Once your shares have been transferred to a common stock account at EQ, you will receive a Direct Registration Account Statement to the address currently associated with your Computershare account. Information for accessing this account at EQ will be included on the statement.
- There is no fee associated with this default option.

Have a great week,

Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org

Prepare for your 2023 profit-sharing payout: Review your special election

From Jetnet

Payout of the 2023 profit-sharing award is scheduled for March 6, and contributing all or a portion of any special payment is a great way to put extra dollars in a retirement account. If you are an eligible U.S.-based team member, you have the option to contribute all or a portion of your profit-sharing award to your 401(k) account. Likewise, if you’re a Canada-based team member and eligible to participate in the pension, you can make a special election to your American Airlines Canadian Pension Plan account. (Other international team members should consult their people business partner for more details.)

Instructions for U.S.-based team members

Please review your special election 401(k) contribution percentages* at Fidelity NetBenefits by Feb. 26, 4 p.m. ET. If changes are not made, the special election percentages you currently have on file with Fidelity Investments will be deducted from your profit-sharing payout. If applicable, this special election contribution counts toward the overall company 401(k) match you are eligible to receive.

Keep in mind that the IRS sets 401(k) contribution limits each year. For more information on those limits and other criteria, please visit my.aa.com.

To CONFIRM your special election 401(k) contribution percentages

Step 1: Log in to your Fidelity NetBenefits account.

Step 2: From the top of the homepage, choose Accounts & Benefits, then Manage Contributions.

Step 3: Select Contribution Amount.

Step 4: Select Begin Change Contributions.

Step 5: Scroll down to Other Contributions.

Step 6: Review your special election 401(k) contribution percentages.

To ADJUST your special election 401(k) contribution percentages

Step 7: In the Other Contributions section, update the percentage in the Desired Election box.

Step 8: Click Change Contribution Amount.

Step 9: Review your desired contribution amounts, and click Submit if all looks correct.

If you prefer, you may also call the American Airlines Service Center at Fidelity at 800-354-3412 from 8:30 a.m. to midnight ET to review and update your special election.

The contributions displaying on your March 6 pay statement will post to your 401(k) account March 6 and will be viewable at netbenefits.com/aa March 7.

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