President:
The TWU Executive boards from Locals 591,514 and 567 met Tuesday in Dallas to go over issues with the current contracts we represent and discuss preparations for the upcoming negotiations with American Airlines. TWU International President John Samuelsen and Air Division Director Andre Sutton stopped by to visit with the group. President Samuelsen shared his thoughts on the landscape of airline negotiations as well as answer questions.
I will be in Charlotte next week with the negotiations committee.
I’m available 24/7 at 918-636-6089
Vice President:
Grievance Report
- We have a total of 1331 open grievances.
- We have 4 instances of ET.AL`s for a total of 52 grievances.
- For a total of 1383 grievances.
The board continues to work on the new grievances along with the older grievances. Please work with the Officers to get the information needed to prove your case.
Chairman of Maintenance:
Safety
- We are still in need of 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. we continue to have near misses.
- Hangars 5/6 is looking for volunteers for the safety team; please contact brian.drenthe@.com
Construction area detours and allowable walkways.
- Please follow all signs and detour signs.
- Do not cross into restricted areas; this is for your safety.
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 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.
This week, the FLOC committee attended the international FLOC committee conference in Dallas. it was a great learning experience for all union members who participated in this conference. On Tuesday, we opened by introducing the top 5 international leaders, including a speech by TWU International president John Samuelsen. The training on Tuesday covered different types of grievances, along with the understanding of “DFR” duty fair representation and our duties as union representatives. On Wednesday, we reviewed past grievances that were approved and denied to understand the ins and outs of what makes them successful. Our group performed a moc grievance performance acting out a real-life scenario where a union member got caught sleeping on the job and needed representation from a shop steward and the union against management. This was a great learning experience to get a complete overview of how the grievance process plays out from the beginning to the end. Overall, this training provided excellent knowledge for effectively and adequately filing a grievance.
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
- 82 open grievances.
- We are working on May Bids. Hangars are mirroring each other. Crew Chiefs will bid next week.
- 24 job offers have been sent out to people in the pool. The pool has been exhausted. If you know anyone wanting to be a MLS please have them go to jobs.aa.com. They can apply till 4/8/24.
- Issuing/Receiving will not combine till September bid. Shipping/CMS will not separate.
- Base audit went well.
- We are working on our June Family Event. Further information coming when you can sign up
- 475 MLS on Base with 17 on LOA.
- Go to Transfers and Bids. Jobs will post this weekend.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
I have recently been given the contractor list for the Tulsa base. I will look at it and post it so everyone knows who they are.
If you see equipment that is not in TMA, take a picture of the nomenclature and send it with an explanation to your tech crew chief so that it may be added to our recurring pm lists.
No matter how good or bad you consider your union leadership, we are nothing without you and could really use your help. Please consider volunteering for the many positions needed in the union and or in your shop specifically, safety auditors, chemical auditors, or even union reps.
- Budgeted headcount 316
- Current headcount 316
- Headcount on LOA 5
I apologize If it has been hard to get in touch with me recently, I have been on vacation last week out of the country.
As always, feel free to contact me.
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
- March 31, 2024: Deadline to submit any reimbursements to Alight Smart-Choice Accounts through the Benefits Service Center for expenses incurred in 2023.
- I attended the meeting on Tuesday at Local 591 with the other Officers.
- Working in Grievance office daily.
- I escalated several benefit issues to headquarters this month.
- Continue helping members with their grievances & benefits daily.
- I attended the Mids & Afts shift at Town Hall on Wednesday.
- There have been a lot of aviation incidents in the news lately. Please follow your paperwork & don’t do any undocumented maintenance.
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Working grievance office and walking the floor daily
- Went to Dallas meeting at local 591 talked about upcoming contract
- International President John Samuelson dropped by.
- Attended base Town Hall Thursday 3/28/24 Lots of projects in works. Base painting starts in April. Company will be hiring in all positions this year.
- Management will be on all three shifts for facilities.
- 2024 Smoke Off will be in June
- All new hire mechanics will be assigned to A/O
Gene Chapin
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
We are still working to get members personal property to them when they separate from the company. If you are getting ready to leave for whatever reason, make arrangements to take your personal items, toolbox, with you.
Happy Easter! Enjoy Spring!
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – Please provide as many details, information, data as possible to help us expedite your issues.
July 2022 there were 3400 grievances when this E-Board started. As of today, we are at 1400 grievances which is a testament to this Board working and reducing it by 60%.
HGR 1/2/3
- 31 pay letters for the verbal proffers in bid unit 225 from Jan 17-Feb 2. 10 verbals were to the low hour person on that day.
- Continue to research information on Grievances from 8/20/20 through 11/15/20 for known outages CC. We will have a follow up 1st week in April.
HGR 5/6 Communication Meeting
- The splitting of Bid Unit 257 into 2 units is put on pause until September’s Rebid. The company is in need for a 10th 737 line to be done in Tulsa. Dock 5A will receive this line in May with the SV and Drop In Crews manning it as well as doing a few Drop-ins, gear change etc.
- In September the idea is we go back to the SV and Drop Ins with 2 737 lines in HGR 5/6 and a decision on the 3rd 737 line will be made as well as some other future work.
- 5S will create a marked area in 5A and 6B by the main Isles for all out of service equipment and ladders.
- YTD 19 of 24 of our AC on time or early so far this year in HGR 5/6
- We have completed the process of conducting CC interviews for 4 General and 3 Avionics positions. There will be another Bid for 1 General CC and 1 Avionics CC in the next couple of weeks
- Shift Betterment is being conducted and should conclude early next week.
Welfare and Entertainment
- Family Day June 1st, 2024. We have been working with the Event committee putting things in place. We will be at Mohawk Park and the Tulsa Zoo. More details to follow including registration information around the Middle of April.
- Tulsa Oilers Hockey – March 29th is the next game. Only 3 home games left.
Playoff information will come as soon as it is given. The Oilers are currently 8th and 3rd in their division.
- Tulsa Oilers Football Begins April 6th. Tickets will be available to be picked up Starting April 1st at the Grievance office and the TWU Union Hall.
- Tulsa Drillers Baseball Begins April 9th. Tickets will be available to be picked up at the TWU Union Hall Only on Pine Street Starting April 1st,
Don
(918) 378-5923
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue working the grievance office
- Continuing to work current and PRE-JCBA grievances
- Be sure to continue to check your time and attendance daily in workbrain
Monday March 25th our Executive Board traveled to Dallas for a meeting with Local 591, 567, and 513. It was a good informative meeting. It was held on March 26th, which is exactly one year out from the amenable date in our agreement. We discussed local issues as well as system issues. John Samuelson and Andre Sutton from the International were also present.
Friday March 29th, April 5th, and April 12th are our final 3 Hockey Games of the Season. We have Hockey tickets available in the Grievance Office and at the Union Hall.
Saturday April 6th is the 1st Arena Football game of the Season. We will have tickets available in the Grievance Office and at the Union Hall starting on Monday Apr 1, 2024.
Tulsa Drillers baseball tickets will be available soon at the Union Hall only.
We are finalizing the plans for the TWU family Picnic on Saturday June 1st, at Mohawk Park. If you know of any vendors that would like to come out, please let us know. Registration will begin sometime in April, we are still working on an open/close date. It is going to be a big event, so we are seeking out as many volunteers as we can get.
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Base Outsourcing Report, Mar 29, 2024
Four (4) In-house Base Maintenance Stations
- 22 Aircraft
- 9 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 2
- A321 – 2
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- B737NG – 2
- B777 – 2
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A321 – 2
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- A321 – 1
- B737NG – 8
- B777 – 2
- B787 – 1
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Five (5) Outsourced Base Maintenance Stations
- 36 aircraft.
- 33 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS).
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 3 Aircraft
- A319 – 1
- A320 – 1
- A321 – 1
- INT_NSA, North State Aviation-Winston/Salem, NC – 2 Aircraft
- A321 – 2
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 17 Aircraft
- A319 – 10
- A320 – 2
- A321 – 4
- B777 – 1
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 9 Aircraft
- A321 – 5
- B737NG – 1
- B777 – 1
- B787 – 2
- VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 5 Aircraft
- B737NG – 5
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 3 Aircraft
- Livery aircraft do not count toward 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
| March 29, 2024 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 67 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -12 | ||
| CC AMT | 256 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 11 | ||
| AMT | 2243 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -438 | ||
| OSM | 414 | OSM | 425 | OSM | -11 | ||
| INSP | 239 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -24 | ||
| CC CL | 15 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | -1 | ||
| CL | 141 | CL | 130 | CL | 11 | ||
| TOTAL | 3375 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -464 | ||
Hiring
- The company currently has external postings for Aviation Maintenance Technician and Material Logistics Specialist in Tulsa.
- Check daily at jobs.aa.com.
Negotiations.
- Next meeting scheduled meeting will be in Charlotte the first week of April.
Have a great week,
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org