President:
Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Monday, September 1st.
Labor Day History:
- Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. “Labor Day” was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.
I can be reached 24/7 at 918-636-6089.
Take care,
Vice President:
Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day!
Jason and I presented at the GRB this week. If you are leaving your work area and going outside the gates for multiple hours at a time, that is time card fraud. Time card fraud is a method of theft and the company will terminate your employment. An arbitrator will not overturn a termination due to theft. Please be aware of the consequences of your actions.
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Grievances:
- We currently have nine (9) open; two are being heard at GRB.
- A lot of grievances are getting paid as soon as we turn in the grievance. Our shop stewards are doing a great job in providing the information needed to resolve the grievances.
Holiday:
- Have a safe and happy Labor Day.
Training:
- Some new training has dropped, please make sure you stay caught up.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
Happy Friday all
It Is Labor Day weekend and the AA base will have a shutdown this weekend, so a lot of your facilities group will be hard at work all weekend long, the incoming power to the base will be secured from the cam building -North this will involve several groups to manage, there will be to my knowledge, four generators to supply power to the things we can’t live without, Gse will be fueling and making sure these generators stay functioning, the Boiler Room will have extra people here for power plant operations, we will have plumbers and Electronics here for Fire Systems and of course, we will have Electrician‘s here from the hangers and base utilities….. if you see any of these groups, tell them thank you for me for keeping my job secure and the base safe.
On another note, you may have noticed that I haven’t added to the digest nor have I been seen around the base a lot these past couple of weeks, that’s because I have had some issues with family and I have been traveling for the union, I recently went to Dallas for the PPERB, This is a committee that reviews any new PPE that is or will be available for use on base and throughout the system.
On the 8th and 9th of September, I will be attending the contractual quarterly update by the company in Dallas regarding work that is primarily being done by corporate real estate, I will keep you informed of the outcome of this meeting.
While I’m absent, feel free to reach out to our executive union representatives, they are:
- Kenny Miller- Days
- Tony Piparato “2 Sox” on afternoons
Since our hiring blackout (because of shift bids) we have had several openings throughout our organization, and we will need to discuss with our managers to ensure these positions are filled.
Have a safe and happy Labor Day. I’m sure you’ve earned it.
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:
Grievances
I wrote three grievances this week. One will be settled during the verbal step, while the other two will be discussed at my next grievance meeting. Additionally, one grievance heard at the GRB will also be paid.
Benefits
I will attend the Summer Benefit Conference next week. The first day will include information from our broker about union voluntary benefits for the upcoming annual enrollment. The second day will feature representatives from AA speaking on the changes for annual enrollment. More details will be provided next week.
Several members have recently encountered issues, only to discover that their payroll deductions for union voluntary benefits had never been started. Please check your paychecks to ensure your deductions are active.
Welfare and Entertainment
Don, BJ, Daron, and I attended a site visit meeting for the upcoming adult party. Discussion topics included food, hotels, conference rooms, banquet room layout, entertainment, etc. We also held a committee meeting on Wednesday to talk about Trunk or Treat and the Adult Party.
Happy Labor Day to all of our members !!!!
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue covering the midnight shift on base at 5:00 am.
- Continue working at the grievance office and walking the floor daily.
- Attended several 32’s on Attendance this week.
- Grievance meeting with management this week. They agreed to pay two and withdraw three.
- Reminder: Red Cross Blood drive starts September 15 through September 23.
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Linda Dill:
Grievances
Working on a grievance from hangar 5, now on meeting schedules with Hollihan
WWC-Working Women’s Committee
School Supply Drive ends Friday, August 29th, 2025. Thank you for participating. The next WWC meeting will be held on 10/9/25. The meetings are at 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM at the Union Hall. They are around 30min to 60 min in length. We have a great time at the meetings. Your ideas and support are welcome!
WWC Milwaukee Screw Gun & Impact Fundraiser
Fundraiser drawing for the Milwaukee Screw Gun & Impact Driver Set will be 9/4/25 at 11:00 AM – it will be in the cafeteria (HGR4) – the money goes to help A&P students who are taking the Airframe and power plant tests.
Base Walk
I had a chance to meet more of our guys/gals in HGR5 on 2nds and MIDS this week along with
a few others across the base.
Education
Be sure to check out the updated Shop Steward List. Once you sign on to www.TWU514.org go to the shop steward tab, on the drop down select ‘Find a Steward’ and an updated list will populate. Check out our TWU website with more info on shop stewards and our TWU, along with updates on upcoming events for family time and some adult time, coming up soon!
Linda
(918) 954-4709
Tracy Hardin:
AERO:
I continue to meet with management weekly to address grievances and other issues. There were several issues with the past bid selection process. Remember, if you are unsure or confused with the process, go over to the admin center and ask for help and always log out of your session when you are done.
BENEFITS:
The open enrollment dates are planned for November 3rd – 19th. Start gathering information if you need to make changes to your current coverage.
EVENTS:
Labor Day will be on September 1st. Since that is a union negotiated holiday, we all can celebrate the contributions that unions have made to the labor movement. If you have a few hours, come visit the town of Henryetta where they hold the official State Labor Day celebration. With more than ten thousand visitors over three days, there is something for everyone in the family. Come out and join the TWU as we celebrate the day for labor.
The Tulsa State Fair will begin before you know it. September 25 – October 5th will be the eleven days of fun. The union will be needing volunteers on the first day and the last day to promote Local 514. If you would like to help out, contact an officer or call the hall to sign up.
Veterans Day will be celebrated on November 7th and the Tulsa Veterans Day Parade is a major event to honor our veterans, past and present. Everyone is welcome to come out and be a part of one of the top five Veterans Day Parades in the country!
For more information or to volunteer for any of these events, please give me a call.
It’s Better In A Union!!!
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
GRIEVANCES – Resolved 214 YTD
- July – Resolved 25 with 9 paid, 1 disciplinary action reduced, and 15 W/D
- August – Resolved 37 with 25 Paid 12 W/D
213 Total Grievances
- 58 Active Grievances FT, OT bypasses
- 78 Known Outage (Awaiting Arbitration)
- 52 Shift Swap (2018/2019, Awaiting Arbitration)
- 20 Qualifications (Awaiting Arbitration)
- 2 Termination
- 3 Pre JCBA
John Hollihan is working with me to clear up the backlog of grievances.
We will be meeting again on September 9th to resolve the next batch.
Welfare and Entertainment
Tulsa Drillers Baseball – Next homestand Aug 26th through 31st. This is the next-to-last homestand.
Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Starts October 24th
Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7 am-11 am and 12 pm-4 pm
Trunk or Treat will be on October 18th, 6-8 PM at the Union Hall.
The TWU Local 514 Adult Party will be on November 22 at the Hard Rock Casino.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue covering the grievance office daily
- Continue working on grievances
- I settled seven (7) grievances this week
- George and I did not meet with the Hgr 1,2,3, Leadership teams this week. Our next scheduled meeting will be September 10.
- If you have any questions or need assistance with your WERs, please contact one of the officers before submitting them.
- Please be aware of the AA Social Media Rules. There is always someone watching.
- Monday Sep 1, 2025, is your next Union-negotiated Holiday. Enjoy your day off, and please be safe.
Welfare and Entertainment
Tulsa Drillers Baseball – Next homestand Aug 26th through 31st.
Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Starts October 24th
Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7 am-11 am and 12 pm-4 pm
Trunk or Treat will be on October 18th, 6-8 PM at the Union Hall.
The TWU Local 514 Adult Party will be on November 22 at the Hard Rock Casino.
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, Aug 29, 2025
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 24 Aircraft
- 12 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1 (1 – GDAFR)
- A320 – 2 (1 – DMG, 1 – GDAFR)
- A321 – 3 (1 – DMG)
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A321 – 1 (1 – GDAFR
- B737MX – 1 (EIS ACCEPTANCE)
- B737NG – 1 (CORRSN RPRS)
- B787 – 2 (1 – EIS ACCEPTANCE, 1 – LEC_LEFT ENG CHG)
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A319 – 1
- A321 – 2 (1 – C11, 1 – 2S)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737MX – 1 (1 – DMG)
- B737NG – 9 (3 – MBV04, 5 – MBV08, 1 – DR FRAME DMG)
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Three (3) Stations
- 26 Aircraft.
- 24 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS)
- HKG_HAECO_Hong Kong – 1
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV04)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 18 Aircraft
- A319 – 9 (1 – 2S, 8 – 4S)
- A320 – 2 (2 – 4S)
- A321 – 6 (3 – 2S, 3 – 4S)
- B777 – 1 (1 – MBV09)
- VQQ_Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 7 Aircraft
- A319 – 1 (TGC)
- A321 – 2 (2 – 1S)
- B737NG – 4 (1 – MBV03, 2 – MBV05, 1 – ST07))
- HKG_HAECO_Hong Kong – 1
- 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 29, 2025 | January 23, 2020 | VAR | |||||
| TCC | 72 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -7 | ||
| CC AMT | 275 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 30 | ||
| AMT | 2395 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -286 | ||
| OSM | 472 | OSM | 425 | OSM | 47 | ||
| INSP | 247 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -16 | ||
| CC CL | 17 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | 1 | ||
| CL | 130 | CL | 130 | CL | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 3608 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -231 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
Retirement Committee – Jay Potter, George Albano & Jason Best
- Local 514 website, twu514.org, visit for 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
- Retirements YTD: 79
- New Hires YTD: 95
Happy Labor Day to all. If you would like to participate with the Local at the Henryetta Labor Day Parade, meet at 4th & Main around 9:30 am.
Worked in Grievance Office
Settled Grievances
Tracking Scope
Tracking Headcount
Helped members with Retirement
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 Brother Gerald Reynolds
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother and retired American Airlines Material Logistics Specialist Crew Chief, Gerald Reynolds. Gerald passed away on August 17, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of dedication and service to our union family. Gerald began his remarkable 40-year career with American Airlines in 1953, dedicating …
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