Vice President:
Update on extension meeting with AA: As previously discussed, the company will meet with TWU International on the 27th and 28th instead of the 26th.
The International will take the extension to the negotiation committee once the proposal has been received.
WWC and FLOC had a very successful school supply drive. Thank you to all who participated.
Walk to End ALZ is September 21st.
Join or donate today.
Recording Secretary:
ARTICLE 29
SICK LEAVE CONVERSION TO HEALTH RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
- Log into Jetnet
- Click on Team Member Services
- Click on Leaving American
- Click on Step into retirement Next Steps
- Click on Step 1 Understand retirement eligibility requirements
- Click on Retirement sick leave election Make your selection.
Make sure you complete all the pages. Be sure to read the last page.
Chairman of Maintenance:
Safety
The company is working on a new safety glass policy. Please wear safety glasses in areas when required.
Construction
There’s a lot of construction in walking areas please pay close attention when walking .
New hires and probation
New hires will be on a 90 physical workday probation .
WER
If you need help with Work experience review for new jobs, please contact me
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Grievances
- 62 open
- Continue to work grievances with management. Next meeting August 28th.
Headcount
- Tulsa Base 514 MLS, 22 on LOA
- 7 open positions on Base
- No job postings this weekend
Labor Day
- Don’t forget to make your selection for Labor Day.
Adult Party
- Save the Date. The party will be held on November 2nd at the Hard Rock.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
This month, I have been working with other key members of our international union to address the discrepancies in the language in our JCBA in preparation for the possibility of full-on negotiation.
I continue to work on our grievances that have been suddenly elevated to a high priority by both the union and the company. If you have an older grievance, it is currently being addressed, as is any new grievance. If you have current violations of our JCBA, rest assured, they will also be addressed.
The company is still replacing headcount that has been on LOA for longer than 90 days but we need your help in identifying those vacancies. If you notice a team member absent for longer than 90 days, please contact a union rep or me so that we can address it.
- Budgeted headcount 316
- Current headcount 319
- Headcount on LOA 11
- Actual headcount 308
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:
Tracy and I attended the August Benefits meeting on Tuesday at Headquarters. On Thursday, we met with representatives from National Group Protection. NGP offers supplemental benefits that include accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and whole-life policies.
The grievance meeting for Hangers 1, 2, and 3 was canceled this week. We will meet on Monday, August 19th. Resolved a Field Trip grievance this week.
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue working at the grievance office and walking the floor daily .
- Continue working on new and old grievances.
- Grievance meeting at Union hall Thursday.
- No grievance meeting with management this week.
- Anyone retiring this month, get with your Union Representative or E-Board officer to receive their Bible and watch.
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
Grievances & 32J’s:
We are doing a deeper dive into some of the oldest grievances with little or no supporting information. We will circle back to the grievant for any support. Just bare with us as we try to get a clearer picture.
Just as a reminder, if you are part of a 32J investigation, do not discuss the situation with others, that just adds to the confusion. Remember,” No Comment”..
Benefits:
As the end of summer approaches, fall season brings on the election of medical benefits. We don’t have a date for open enrollment, but it’s not too early to start evaluating your medical needs.
- Ae there new dependants
- Is a dependent reaching the age of 26?
- Do you have your beneficiaries information?
- Was your FSA account enough or too much
By The Way: Even though a majority of states want to lower prescription drug cost, by curbing the power of PBMs, the 50 year old federal law called ERISA limits that application to the 65% of Americans that work for large employers that cover their workers through so-called self funded health care plans. [Oklahoma Voice]
Labor:
There will be City Municipal Elections and County Commissioner District 2 Runoff Elections held on August 27th. To see a sample ballot or to find your polling location, log onto: Tulsacounty.org .
Community Service:
The United Way is having the Downtown Deco Challenge on Saturday August 17th. The event runs from 8am-12pm at 6th & Main in Downtown Tulsa. The Price Family Properties will donate $100 to the United Way for every person (and pet) who goes through the Balloon Arch, So bring your friends, family, and your pets to help raise money for the Tulsa Area United Way.
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – 322 open. Main Increase with 28 Line work Pay Grievances
- July – Resolved 44. With 25 paid and 19 W/D
- August – Resolved 45 With 32 paid and 13 W/D
- Met with Labor Relations on pre-GRB grievances
Field Trip Hours –
ART 19, par EE Employee Movement and the FT
- Upon completion of the new hire probationary period, or the (90) ninety workday trial period for a transfer from another classification if applicable, the employee will be added to the FTL in classification seniority order with the highest hours plus one (1) hour.
- There have been several issues with Field trip hours recently in AO for the Members coming off probation. They are supposed to be put on the FT List with the hours of the Highest plus one. Some are being averaged in and others receiving zero hours. If you see this, notify an officer with the information so they can research it and get them corrected.
HGR 5/6
- Continue to work grievances and upcoming re-bid issues
- Performed 3 CC interviews
- Worked rebid issues with the AO TCC’s
Welfare and Entertainment
- Tulsa Drillers Baseball – Aug 16-18th. 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 Aug 20th to discuss and plan the upcoming Adult Party at the Hardrock Casino on Nov 2nd. Hotel room Reservations and Registration for the event will be starting later this month
- The Event Committee and FLOC will meet Aug 22nd to discuss upcoming events this year. Labor Day Parade, Trunk or Treat, Operation Bikes for Kids, and the Adult Party.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue working the Grievance Office daily.
- Met with the CRO Leadership on Tuesday August 13th.
- Working very diligently to get grievances settled.
- Our next event committee meeting will be Tuesday August 20th to continue to plan for the November 2nd, 2024 Adult Party.
- Thursday Aug 22 2024, the TWU Entertainment Committee and FloC Committee will have a joint meeting
- The Tulsa Drillers are in town this weekend. Checkout their website for their promotions. We have tickets available at the Union Hall
With the constant churn of contractors, helpers, and all of the construction projects going on across the base, please, at all times, be aware of your surroundings. We want you going home the same as you arrived each and every day. Injuries not only affect you, they affect your families as well.
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, August 16, 2024
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 23 Aircraft
- 10 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A320 – 1
- A321 – 2
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- B737NG – 3
- B787 – 2
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A320 – 1 (1-C11)
- A321 – 2 (2-C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737MX – 1 (1-MBV02)
- B737NG – 8 (3- MBV04, 3-MBV08)
- B777 – 1
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Six (6) Stations
- 30 aircraft.
- 26 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS).
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 3 Aircraft
- A319 – 2 (2 – 3S)
- A320 – 1 (1 – 3S)
- GSO_HAECO, Greensboro, NC – 1 Aircraft
- B737NG – 1
- INT -_NSA North State Aviation, Winston/Salem, NC – 1 Aircraft
- A321 – 1 (1 – C11)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 16 Aircraft
- A319 – 7 (7 – 4S)
- A320 – 3 (2 – 4S, 1 – 3S)
- A321 – 5 (1 – C11, 3 – 4S, 1 – 2S)
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV09)
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 3 Aircraft
- A321 – 1
- B737NG – 1
- B787 – 1 (1-CC03)
- VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 6 Aircraft
- B737MX – 3 (3 – MBV02)
- B737NG – 2 (1 – MBV03, 1 – MBV05)
- 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
| August 16, 2024 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 68 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -11 | ||
| CC AMT | 262 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 17 | ||
| AMT | 2303 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -378 | ||
| OSM | 434 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 9 | ||
| INSP | 244 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -19 | ||
| CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 0 | ||
| CL | 172 | CL | 130 | CL | 42 | ||
| TOTAL | 3499 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -340 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
Negotiations
- The Association is scheduled to meet with the Company on August 27-28, 2024 to discuss an economic extension to our current CBA. We know there is a lot of speculation on the floor about this. When we receive the details, we will put it out. The International has said they don’t believe this extension would be greater than two (2) years.
- Have a great week,
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 Retired Sister Arllie Perry
It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of retired Sister Arllie Perry on August 8th, 2024. Arllie had started working with us here at American Airlines in 1988 in Plant Maintenance and worked into the position of Crew Chief, Cleaners/Utilities – She retired from the position of Plant Maintenance Facilities in …
The Passing of Brother Ed McManus
We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of Brother Ed McManus on August 11th, 2024. Ed had started working with us here at American Airlines in 1984 as an Aviation Maintenance Technician. Please keep the McManus family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were made available at the time of this posting.