President:
I want to give a thank you to all the Crew Chiefs and a special thank you to Crew Chiefs Gary Sutherland, Brandon Duffy, Steve Corbett, Jeff Jones and Steve Fowkes. Your input concerning the continued deterioration of Tulsa’s ability to produce safe, reliable, on time aircraft was greatly appreciated. We will soon be in Mediation on behalf of Tulsa and the entire system to try and figure out a resolution that provides relief to the Crew Chiefs and their Crews.
It’s a group effort!
Thank you
Vice President:
I want to wish all you Dad’s a Happy Father’s Day!
“Being a father isn’t always clear skies and smooth sailing. But every bit of the journey, the ups and downs and in-betweens, make it an even more meaningful adventure,” Courtney Taylor
Joe Brown and I will be traveling to AA headquarters next week for the June GRB. We have a few terminations, discipline, and other grievances to present.
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
Grievances
On Monday, the Board met with Josh Voss to discuss the grievances for the June GRB. One of the grievances I presented will be paid, and several others will carry over to next week’s June GRB.
Shift Improvement
A betterment has been posted for Hgrs 1A/B, Hgr 5, AAERO, and Hgrs 1-6 Crew Chief Cleaner. Please see the electronic Bulletin Board on the Tech Ops Homepage.
Benefits
Fidelity will offer the following virtual workshop in June:
| Managing My Money: Budget, Emergency Savings, and Debt Basics This workshop will provide manageable strategies, tools, and tips to help you control your spending, saving, and debt.Live webinar sessions available: Tuesday, June 17 at 8 a.m. ET Wednesday, June 18 at noon ET Wednesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, June 26 at noon ET Register here, Fidelity NetBenefits I will be on VC & returning to work on Wednesday. |
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue covering the midnight shift on base at 5:00 am.
- Continue covering the grievance office.
- Continue working on grievances. Had a meeting with Josh Voss at the admin office regarding a grievance.
- Attended attendance discussions with members at admin. At the smoke-off, we had a good turnout.
- Dale, Jay, Joe, George, and I met with the crew chiefs in Hangar 3 Dayshift about Dale’s Dodge Ball grievance.
- Happy Father’s Day
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
AERO:
The amount of work is slowly starting to come back in. How long will it take to get back to previous levels is a good question. Thank you to everyone that was patient and took advantage of the downtime. The only people who left the operation were the ones who decided on their own. No one was forced out.
Keep an eye on the bulletin board postings for shift improvements. We had some cleaner shifts that were left open due to no one making the request.
BENEFITS:
FYI, Fidelity is hosting a series of webinars throughout the month of June.Topics from Budgets to Debt management will be covered.
Log on to Fidelity for access and more information.
NEOK Labor Council:
I want to thank everyone who went out and participated in the past special election.
Amanda Clinton won HD71 !
Happy Father’s Day!!
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Family Day will be June 21st at the WE Street Center. Currently, 291 members with family are registered, bringing the total to 1573. We need everyone to register so we can preorder the food for the event. Please register by June 16th.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
We made a quick video with information on Family Fun Day.
Watch it HERE: https://twu514.org/family-fun-day-2025-video-update/
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, June 12, 2025
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 24 Aircraft
- 10 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A320 – 2
- A321 – 2
- B737NG – 1 (FUS DMG)
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A321 – 1 (GDAFR)
- B737MX – 1
- B737NG – 1
- B787 – 2 (1 – EIS ACCEPTANCE)
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A319 – 2 (1 – C11)
- A321 – 1 (1 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737NG – 9 (4 – MBV04, 1 – MBV05, 2 – MBV08)
- B787 – 1 ( DMG)
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (3) Stations
- 23 Aircraft.
- 21 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 – 6 (6 – 4S)
- A321 – 10 (10 – 4S)
- B777 – 1 (REC)
- VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 5 Aircraft
- A319 – 1 (TGC)
- A321 – 1 (1S)
- B737NG – 3 (1 – MBV03, 2 – MBV05)
- 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
| June 12, 2025 | January 23, 2020 | VAR | |||||
| TCC | 71 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -8 | ||
| CC AMT | 276 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 31 | ||
| AMT | 2392 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -289 | ||
| OSM | 476 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 51 | ||
| INSP | 245 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -18 | ||
| CC CL | 17 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 1 | ||
| CL | 143 | CL | 130 | CL | 13 | ||
| TOTAL | 3620 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -219 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
Retirement Committee – Jay Potter, George Albano & Jason Best
- Visit the Local 514 website, twu514.org, for your Retirement Resources
- Presentation from the Retirement Seminar is available
- Retirement checklist 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 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 June 02 – June 08, 2025
- We had zero (0) new hires the week of June 02 – June 08, 2025
Shift Improvement
The Tulsa Electronic Bulletin Board is now live and effective 5/26/25, and you will find the Shift Improvement Postings and Awards there. The company has informed the Union that they will be handling the shift improvements going forward.
Wishing everyone a Happy Fathers Day with your friends & family!
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org
Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Brother Roberto DeBenedictis
With profound sadness, we announce Brother Roberto DeBenedictis’s passing on May 26, 2025. Brother DeBenedictis was a Material Logistics Specialist at American Airlines in 2011. Despite his untimely passing on May 26, 2025, his legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched during his time with us. We offer our deepest condolences to Roberto’s family, …