Local 514’s Digest for the week of Jun 7, 2024

President:

As an International VP I’m required to attend IEC( International Executive Council) meetings. This week I attended an IEC meeting in Chicago. All divisions reported out what has been happening in their locals for the past months. The organizing committee has several campaigns going and their efforts are producing results. John Samuelsen reported that our Union is growing and winning industry leading contracts for our members. He also stated that the members that work at American Airlines will soon be in contract negotiations and he will be ready to bring a campaign to those negotiations to achieve industry leading contracts on AA property.

Also today and next week we continue contract talks with the negotiations team via zoom.

 I can be reached at 918-636-6089

 Take care,

Dale Danker

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Vice President:

Union Steward Meeting Monday, June 10, 2024

• 7:15 am
• 11:45 am
• 3:45 am

 We continue to work on grievances, old and new. If you have any questions, please contact the officer in your area.

• Tracy Hardin – AAERO
• Daron Morgan – CRO
• Gene Chapin – Hangars 1-2-3
• George Albano – Hangars 1-2-3
• Don McCormick – Hangars 5-6-Terminal
• BJ Rackers – MLS
• Jim Holt – Facilities

 We currently have 1326 open grievances.

Some dates to remember:

• June 5 is World Environment Day—a day meant to raise global environmental awareness.
• June 14 is Flag Day (U.S.). Be sure to raise the flag! Learn about the U.S. Flag Code, which provides guidelines for properly displaying the American flag.
• June 16 is Father’s Day this year. Find activity ideas and learn about the history of Father’s Day.
• June 19 is Juneteenth (Freedom Day or Emancipation Day). On this day in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation aloud in Galveston, Texas, effectively liberating enslaved people in the state, which had thus far been beyond control of the Union Army.
• June 20 is the summer solstice, heralding summer start in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the day with the most hours of daylight. In the Southern Hemisphere, winter begins at this time.

Big River Tulsa (formerly New Balance) in Utica Square offers 10% off for American Airlines employees and families.

2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s?Saturday, September 21, 2024

Marla Johnson

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Chairman of Maintenance: 

Weekly comms meetings with Tracy, Daron, and their management.

• George and I worked  on shift improvement for hangars 1-2 and three
• Cleaner shift improvement
• New hire meetings and safety walks.

Safety

• Please wear proper PPE when needed. 
• We are still in need of ERTs for the off-shifts and weekends; if interested, please get in touch with Brent.anderson@aa.com. 
• Hangars 5/6 is looking for volunteers for the safety team; please get in touch with brian.drenthe@.com

Contractors

Construction area detours and allowable walkways.  

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

Future Leaders Organizing Committee 

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

Family Day

Thank you to all the volunteers for making FAMILY DAY a success.

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

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Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:

• Currently, we have 77 open grievances and I continually work on them weekly with management.
• The Count:
  • 481 MLS on base with 14 on LOA.
  • We have 26 new hires starting 6/10/24.
    • 2 MLS for 022S (Issuing),
    • 4 MLS for 031S (Shipping),
    • 12 MLS for 032S (TEO),
    • 3 MLS for 034S (Receiving),
    • 5 MLS for 206S (HGR 5 & 6). 
    • We do have some upgrades starting too.
    • Next start date for new hires will be July 8th. 
• Shop 032S (TEO) will be doing a Realignment in June. (Article 14.2)
• Our Director Pete Rosa will be here next week.
• A Temporary Crew Chief job to cover the Tool rooms in Hangar 1,2 & 3 is posted internally. Opens today 6/6/24 and closes 6/13/24. Please submit bid forms to Tulsa Admin. Days off are Saturday and Sunday. No testing required.  At the completion of the temporary assignment, the employee will be returned to his former Basic Classification and bid area. An employee on temporary transfer shall be considered for overtime proffers in his home bid area.    
• We had a big turn out for our TWU Family Day last weekend.  I hope everyone enjoyed themselves.  I want to thank all the volunteers and Local Officers that helped out. Don, Daron, George and I will start planning for our Hard Rock Casino night later this year. 
• New training in Learning Hub for July.  Please stay caught up.  

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

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Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

Performed a shift betterment for members in 223 & 226.  A big thank you goes out to Joe Brown for helping with this process.   

We moved 14 members in 223 & 5 in 226.  We will be working 225 today & Monday.

 I want to thank all the volunteers that helped with Family day at Mohawk & the zoo.  Without their help , this event would not have been possible .  Thank You  !!!!!!!

 Please update your emergency contact information on Jetnet.

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

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Tracy Hardin:

As we gear up for summer travel with family or just R & R for yourself, there is another website that can help you make travel plans, www.UnionPlus.org can probably help with those last minute changes. From rental cars, hotels, and attractions, they are there to help make your vacation hassle free. Check them out.

 Jun 6, 2024 was the 80 year anniversary for the remembrance of D-Day. That was the beginning to the end of WWII. If you see a veteran or know a veteran don’t forget to thank them now for what they did back then.

 Thank you all!

Happy Pride Month!

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

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Don McCormick:

FAMILY DAY 2024 was an amazing event.   Special thanks to the E-Board, Event Committee with (10 members from the floor) and 30 plus volunteers that helped make the Event a huge success. 

 There were 400 members and roughly 1900 in overall attendance.   Next Week we will have a stats page and photos of the event.   Thank you again for your support. 

 HGR 5-6.   

 Performed 2nd round of Shift Betterments 16 members and 1 CC.   With all the movement around the base, expect one or two more for this bid

 Performed 5 CC interviews and more next week.  Check the transfers/bids this weekend for more CC openings in the Hangars

 Grievances – We continue to work them as they come up.   This week 7 settled and 8 W/D

Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org

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 Daron Morgan:

• Continue working the Grievance Office Daily
• Continue working New and Old Grievances

Tuesday June 4th, Joe and I met with the CRO Leadership for a 2nd Step grievance review.  Craig Sully was not there, but we were able to meet with Kit and Jay.  From that meeting, we had a total of 5 grievances that will be going to the GRB the last week in June, if we cannot get them settled locally

Tuesday afternoon we had a Local Grievance Review meeting at the Union Hall.  We made more progress at getting our grievances down to a manageable level

There are no sporting events this weekend (TWU Sponsored).  The next Tulsa Drillers home games will be June 11th- June 16th (Tickets are available at the Union Hall only).  The next Tulsa Oilers football game will be Saturday June 15th (Tickets are available at the Union Hall, and the Grievance Office)

We are still handing out AMT Day Pens in the Grievance Office and at the Union Hall

Thursday June 13th is the Annual Smoke-off at the Tulsa Base.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone out there.  It should be another great event.

The 2024 TWU Local 514 Family Fun Day was a huge success.  I want to send out a special thanks to all of those that volunteered their time to help make this event possible.  We could not have done it without them.   It was great seeing everyone there,  and getting to know people outside of work. 

The next Union Membership Meeting will be Monday June 24th @ 7:15 a.m.,11:45 a.m., and 3:45 p.m.  Please make plans to attend, and make your voice heard.

Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org

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Jay Potter:

 Base Outsourcing Report, June 07, 2024

Four (4) In-house Base Maintenance Stations 

• 18 Aircraft 
• 12 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
  • CTO – Charlotte, NC
    • A319 – 1
    • A321 – 3
  • DWH – Dallas, TX
    • B737MX – 1
    • B737NG – 1
  • PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
    • A321 – 2
  • TLE – Tulsa,  OK
    • B737NG – 10

Five (5) Outsourced Base Maintenance Stations

• 25 aircraft.
• 24 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS).
  • BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 3 Aircraft
    • A319 – 2
    • A320 – 1
  • INT_NSA, North State Aviation-Winston/Salem, NC – 2 Aircraft
    • A321 – 2
  • SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 12 Aircraft
    • A319 – 7
    • A320 – 3
    • A321 – 2
  • STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 3 Aircraft
    • B737NG – 1
    • B777 – 1
    • B787 – 1
  • VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 5 Aircraft
    • B737NG – 5
• 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

June 07, 2024			January 23, 2020			VARIANCE
TCC	68		TCC	79		TCC	-11
CC AMT	255		CC AMT	245		CC AMT	10
AMT	2290		AMT	2681		AMT	-391
OSM	422		OSM	425		OSM	-3
INSP	243		INSP	263		INSP	-20
CC CL	14		CC CL	16		CC CL	-2
CL	188		CL	130		CL	58
TOTAL	3480		TOTAL	3839		TOTAL	-359

 

Hiring

• The company currently has an external posting for Aviation Maintenance Technicians in Tulsa. 
• Check daily at jobs.aa.com.

Negotiations

• Next scheduled meeting is today, June 7, 2024.
• Next week June 13, and 14 by Zoom.

Family Day Event

• Had a great time at Family Day.  I hope everyone enjoyed the day with your families and TWU friends.

Have a great week,

 

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

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