President:
This week I traveled to Chicago to continue negotiation prep with union reps from the IAM and TWU.
I did receive a call from AA to inform the Union per LOM 3 that they were installing cameras in areas where they have IT closets. Corporate real estate has stated they will provide a camera location map. I will have that available for you to view when I receive it.
If you ever need to call for EAP (employee assistance program) help for yourself or for a fellow union brother or sister please put these names and phone numbers in your phone so you will have them when an unexpected situation presents itself.
- Kristin MacKey 539-283-2464 (AA office)
- Tracy Hardin 918-409-5962
- Terry Buck 918-638-2652
- George Albano 918-378-1947
- Marla Johnson 918-282-7494
I can be reached 24/7 at 918-636-6089
Vice President:
Membership Meetings are next Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Recording Secretary:
Attended LAP Conference along with Marla Johnson,Tracy Hardin and George Albano in Las Vegas.
Labor Assistance Professionals (LAP) was established in 1991 to promote the development of peer-based Member Assistance Programs (MAPs) also known as ( EAP) within the labor movement.Tulsa Base EAP representative, Kristin Mackey, presented on Tuesday the topic of “Managing Difficult Interactions.”
Chairman of Maintenance:
I will be on vacation July 17th to July 20th everyone STAY SAFE and if you need anything please contact the union hall at 918-437-4300.
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Pete Rosa will be here next week. If you have any concerns please voice them to me or him directly so we can fix any issues.
- Grievances 82
- Headcount 506
- LOA 19
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
Say Cheese
The company has been installing cameras throughout the AA system, by contract the company is required to notify the membership of any new installations of cameras (LOM 3)
In the past the company has sent me and our local president Dale Danker, notification of new camera installations, recently there have been no new installation notifications which tells me they aren’t installing cameras, so if you notice any new camera installations please take note of the column number and location and send it to me or any officer so that we may check to see if the company is following this portion of the contract.
As always feel free to contact me at any time.
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
This week, I attended the Labor Assistance Professionals Conference in Las Vegas with Marla, Terry, and Tracy. Unions present were the TWU, IAM, Teamsters, UAW, Iron Workers, Teachers, and Firefighters.
Some of the topics presented were, Community Approaches to Suicide Prevention, A Survivors Professional Journey ( Human Trafficking ), Self Care for Union EAP’s, and Peer Support.
Our EAP representative, Kristin Mackey, presented on Tuesday the topic of “Managing Difficult Interactions.”
I’m working on a second round of shift improvement for shop 226. I will resume Hgr’s 1,2,& 3 grievance meeting next week.
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Working in the grievance office and walking the base daily.
- Working on grievances.
- The Red Cross blood drive is going well. Please donate if you can.
- The phone number hasn’t changed yet for pick up for Red Cross donors. 918-292-4013
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – 274 open
- Resolved 35 since July 1st. – 22 paid and 13 W/D
- Waiting on Hollihan to resolve 35 with 25 being paid 10 W/D in the next few days to be submitted to payroll. Still waiting on Fact sheets
HGR 5/6
- Conducted Shift Betterments for 29 AMT’s which concluded this Friday.
- Conducted 3 CC Interviews for Avionics and General. 4 more will be conducted Next Week
Welfare and Entertainment
- Tulsa Oilers Football – Games this Friday July 19th Last game of the year. Tickets in the Grievance Office and Union Hall
- Tulsa Drillers Baseball – next homestand July 30th. Tickets at the Union Hall M-F 7AM-4PM
- The Event Committee (4 E-Board officers and 10 members from the floor) will be meeting next Wednesday to discuss and plan the upcoming Adult Party for later this year.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue to work the Grievance Office Daily
- Continue helping members daily with multiple issues
- Continue working on new and old grievances.
If you are called in for a Coach and Counseling session, and there are 2 members of management in there, call a Union representative.
My next Grievance meeting with the CRO Leaders will be on July 30th.
Contract Negotiations begin next month. We continuously show our worth every day, and we need to continue to do so. We are “The Best Workers in the World.” We also need to look out for ourselves and each other. With the reports of new cameras going up across the base, LOM 3 from our current agreement covers the camera installations agreement language. Read it HERE: LOM-3
The Tulsa Oilers final game of the Season will be Friday July 19th. The Oilers will be giving out free Hats to the 1st 1000 fans in attendance. We have tickets available in the Grievance Office, the Union Hall, and the Blood Bank.
Union Membership meetings will be held on Thursday July 25th. Be an active member, participate, and make your voice be heard!
July 2024 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Time:
- 7:15 AM
- 11:45 AM
- 15:45 PM
Place:
- TWU Hall
11929 East Pine Street, Tulsa, OK 74116
Agenda
- Regular Order of Business
- Vote on the following motions:
- Motion 2405-0-11 – to Pledge $5000 to the Minimum Wage Increase Initiative, State Question 832.
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, July 19, 2024
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 20 Aircraft
- 9 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A321 – 3
- B737NG – 1
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- B737MX – 2
- B787 – 1
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A321 – 2
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737NG – 9
- B737MX – 1
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Five (6) Stations
- 23 aircraft.
- 20 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
- GSO_HAECO, Greensboro, NC – 1 Aircraft
- B737NG – 1
- INT -_NSA North State Aviation, Winston/Salem, NC – 1 Aircraft
- A321 – 1
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 10 Aircraft
- A319 – 6
- A320 – 2
- A321 – 2
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 3 Aircraft
- A319 – 1
- B737NG – 1
- B787 – 1
- 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
| July 19, 2024 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 68 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -11 | ||
| CC AMT | 259 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 14 | ||
| AMT | 2298 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -383 | ||
| OSM | 426 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 1 | ||
| INSP | 246 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -17 | ||
| CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 0 | ||
| CL | 185 | CL | 130 | CL | 55 | ||
| TOTAL | 3498 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -341 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
Negotiations
- Your M&R TWU/IAM negotiation team met this week in Chicago.
- We will be meeting next week via Zoom.
- First meeting with the Company is scheduled in August, 2024.
Have a great week,
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org