President:
As I continue to interview Crew Chiefs for the dodgeball grievance in Hangars 5 and 6 it is overwhelmingly clear to me that the management team in those hangars have zero regard for our contract. Management should not be telling Crew Chiefs who to move or moving them themselves. I have been in constant communication with upper management and they are aware that Hangars 5 and 6 need a lot of work on their side. I would ask the crew chiefs and crew members in those hangars to be aware of when management is out on the floor. When the management team is in the spotlight, they try to put you under the spotlight. If you feel like a supervisor or manager is disrespectful or threatening to you, please get their name and get in touch with your Steward. If needed, give me a call at 918-636-6089. I’m hopeful that the new Director for 5 and 6 will have meetings with the Crews and Crew Chiefs to get your input. I will continue my job to prepare for Mediation or, ultimately, Arbitration for their continued violation of the contract. Please look out for each other during this time. I know that the supervisors have been told to find sleepers and people out of their work areas. Don’t get yourself fired while upper management is scrutinizing the management team in 5 and 6.
Thank you AMT’s. I wish the company would recognize all AMT’s when they give out their gifts. Charles Taylor wasn’t a licensed mechanic back in 1903 but he was able to build a motor from nothing that put the Wright Brothers in the history books. To all that help to put a plane in the air and get it safely back on the ground, Thank you.
Happy Memorial Day to all.
I can be reached 24/7 at 918-636-6089.
Take care
Vice President:
Memorial Day is Monday, May 26th. Let’s take a moment to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military and thank everyone who has served. Your sacrifice gives us all the freedom we have today.
“The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.” — Calvin Coolidge
On AMT Day on May 24, take time to honor all of our Aviation Maintenance Technicians because without them, we would not get where we want to go. Every time you step on a plane and arrive safely at your destination, you have an aviation technician to thank, along with all the maintenance support that work here in Tulsa. They are the people behind the scenes who are often forgotten.
Thank you for all you do.
Chairman of Maintenance:
Reminder: Workplace Conduct
Please make every effort to stay alert during your shift. If you’re feeling tired, take a moment to stand up, stretch, or walk around to stay engaged. We’ve had a few recent terminations due to employees falling asleep at work, and we want to avoid any further issues. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Happy AMT Day!
We appreciate everything you do—thank you for your hard work and dedication!
Insurance Coverage Reminder
There have been a few recent cases where individuals believed they were enrolled in insurance but were not, which meant they were unknowingly uninsured. Please take a moment to confirm your insurance status. If you have any questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to a board member—we’re here to help.
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
“BOOM”
That’s the sound of a S&C switch that hasn’t been PM’d routinely when it finally explodes and that’s what happened this past Wednesday night around 10 pm because of this, the entire AA base went offline, thankfully our AA electrician’s were here and knew what to do, they worked together and isolated the problem circuit and got the base back online in about 30 minutes, allowing the rest of our facilities mechanics to work in their perspective areas to put everything that went off, back online. Thank you ALL for what you do.
I want to make sure everyone knows this is the fourth electrical fire in three years; before the electrical PMs were removed from our TMA System, there were none.
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day. As always, feel free to call me anytime.
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
Grievances
There was no meeting this week. We are scheduled to meet next week. I will be preparing and reviewing several grievances to present at the June GRB.
Retirement
I continue to meet and answer calls daily from members with questions. Please reach out to Jay Potter or me to address any inquiries you may have.
Shift Betterment
I have received several inquiries from members regarding shift improvements in hangars 1, 2, and 3. Please send an email to your management team and CC me on it. I hope there will be some progress in the coming weeks.
It was wonderful to see so many members in the grievance office for AMT Day!
Happy Memorial Day!
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue covering midnight shift on base at 5:00 am.
- Attended several 32J’s for attendance.
- No grievance meeting this week.
- Handed out gifts from TWU 514 to our members for AMT DAY.
- Let one of our E-board officers or union reps know if any members are retiring.
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
Memorial Day to some people signals the beginning of summer, family vacations, and connections with old friends. Don’t forget lost loved ones and close friends.
NOEK Labor Council:
There were 3,100 bills filed by legislators at the beginning of the 2025 session and the State Federation tracked over 450 of them. Of that number less than 60 were able to make it out of committee. Here are a few of the ones that have a positive impact on working families.
- Minimum Wage & Wage Protections – SB 35, SB 55 & HB 2230
- Paid Family & Medical Leave – SB 277, SB 254 & SB 470
- Retirement Benefits Expansion – SB 88, SB 174, HB 2193, SB 715, SB 716 & HB 1879
- Apprenticeship & Trade Programs – HB 2212, HB 1256, SB 31
Be Safe!!
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – YTD- 466 Resolved –
- This is a rolling number of the last 12 months
- 238 open for multiple areas.
- Jan – Resolved 22 with 10 paid and 12 W/D
- Feb – Resolved 44 with 41 paid and 3 W/D
- March – Resolved 22 with 20 paid and 2 W/D
- April – Resolved 12 with 9 paid and 3 W/D
- May – Resolved 12 with 6 paid and 6 W/D. (Meeting 5-2-25, 16 agreed to be paid, waiting on pay letters which each require the supervisor fact sheets to be completed)
- GRB Decisions – 3 being paid as soon as the company creates the pay letters.
Shift Betterments – Working on probationary members coming off 5/26/25. The bulletin boards should be up and running next week after Memorial Day to handle all future Improvements and information from the company.
HGR 5/6
- It has to have been a full moon out since I had 6 different investigations going on since Sunday afternoon May 18th and 9 32J’s. They range across the board from Sleeping, Harassment, documentation, and Social Media postings. Several are still ongoing.
Just like the conversation I had with all the AMT’s in Hgr ? last month and the digest postings, Treat others like you wish to be treated. Stay off of Social media!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMT Day:
- We enjoyed seeing over 3200 members in the grievance office on Thursday from 9AM until 12AM. We appreciate all the Union Brothers and Sisters, and it felt amazing to be able to give back to them with the gift. Thank you again for allowing us to help serve the membership.
Welfare and Entertainment
Tulsa Oilers Football – May 30th.
Tulsa Drillers Baseball – 12 game homestand May 13-25th 3 games remaining this weekend!
Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7am-11am and 12pm-4pm
Family Day will be June 21st at the WE Street Center. Currently we have 186 members and over 950 Guest registered.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue to cover the Grievance Office daily
- Continue working and processing grievances
- Tuesday,May 20, 2025, Joe and I met with the CRO Leadership. I discussed five grievances. I withdrew 1 and 4, which are moving forward to the GRB.
- I currently have 162 open grievances. 47 Qualifications, 62, Known CC Outage, and 25 pre-jcba. Those 3 buckets total 134, which leaves me 28 grievances
- It was great to see everyone who came into the Grievance Office on Thursday to pick up their gift from our Local 514 for AMT day. We handed out over 3200 knives over during all 3 shifts
- The next Tulsa Oilers Football Game will be on Friday, May 30th. We have vouchers available at the Hall and at the Grievance Office.
- Registration is open for the 2025 TWU Family Fun Day at the WeStreet Ice Center. Please sign up asap on the TWU Website. Register here
- Monday, May 26th is Memorial Day. Please be safe and enjoy your time off, and always remember and honor our deceased service men and women.
918-402-0089
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, May 22, 2025
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 33 Aircraft
- 12 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A320 – 1
- A321 – 4 (1 – C11)
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A319XF – 1
- A321 – 1
- B737MX – 1 (1 – EIS ACCEPTANCE)
- B737NG – 1
- B777 – 1
- B787 – 3 (2 – EIS ACCEPTANCE)
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A319 – 1
- A321 – 3 (2 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737NG – 11 (2 – MBV04, 4 – MBV08)
- B777 – 3
- B787 – 1
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (4) Stations
- 25 Aircraft.
- 22 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS)
- HKG_HAECO, Hong Kong – 1 Aircraft
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV03 Retro)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 17 Aircraft
- A319 – 7 (7 – 4S)
- A321 – 10 (10 – 4S)
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 3 Aircraft
- A321 – 3 (1- OASIS)
- VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 3 Aircraft
- B737NG – 3 (1 – MBV03, 1 – MBV05, 1 – MBV09)
- HKG_HAECO, Hong Kong – 1 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
| May 22, 2025 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 71 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -8 | ||
| CC AMT | 275 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 30 | ||
| AMT | 2382 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -299 | ||
| OSM | 480 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 55 | ||
| INSP | 244 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -19 | ||
| CC CL | 17 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 1 | ||
| CL | 151 | CL | 130 | CL | 21 | ||
| TOTAL | 3620 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -219 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
- Aviation Maintenance Technician
Retirement Committee – Jay Potter, George Albano & Jason Best
- Visit Local 514 website, twu514.org for your Retirement Resources
- Presentation from the Retirement Seminar is available
- Retirement check list available
- Jetnet has Retirement Resources available
- In Jetnet, click Resources at the top of the page
- Under Information and Help, click Team Member Services
- Scroll down and click on Retirement
- There you will find several links:
- Retirement eligibility
- How to access retirement income
- Retirement gift selection
- How to stay connected with American
- Retirement benefits and privileges
- Travel privileges for retirees
- Retirement gift FAQ
- Signing up for an electronic W-2
- Fidelity has a designated a phone number for AA employees
- (800) 354-3412
- Fidelity offers designated Medicare Advisors to answer any questions (this is a free service)
- Call (833) 886-0033 to schedule an appointment
- Schedule an appointment at medicare.fidelity.com
- This website provides an excellent resource for Medicare information
Retirements / New Hires
- We had zero (0) members retire the week of May 12 – May 18, 2025
- AMT – 1
- AMT CC – 1
- We had three (3) new hires the week of May 12 – May 18, 2025
- AMT-MACH – 1
- MLS – 2
Grievances
- Continue investigating the Dodgeball Grievance in AO.
Happy AMT Day to everyone here at the Tulsa Maintenance Base. You all are “THE BEST WORKERS IN THE WORLD”. As always, it’s a pleasure meeting new and old faces as we handed out your gifts. Thank you for all you do everyday!
Have a great Memorial Day !
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org
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Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Retired Brother Donald Drury
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brother Donald Ray Drury, who left this world on May 15th, 2025, at the age of 80. For over three decades, Don served with distinction in the aviation industry, dedicating his life to maintaining the safety and efficiency of air travel. As an Aviation Maintenance …
The Passing of Brother Kelly Walker
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Brother Kelly Walker’s passing on May 16th, 2025. Kelly joined American Airlines as an Aviation Maintenance Technician in 1990 and served with distinction, rising through the ranks to become a respected Crew Chief in 2011. His commitment to safety, professionalism, and camaraderie inspired countless colleagues …