Local 514’s Digest for the week of October 4, 2024 – Transport Workers Union Local 514

President:

This week I traveled with other TWU/IAM negotiation committee members to Chicago and Dallas to present information on the upcoming vote on the economic contract extension. We held meetings in Tulsa Thursday and Friday to cover the same information. There was good turnout at all the meetings. We covered questions from why are they giving us money to health insurance and retirement investments, premium raises to why are there differences in the pay increases. All good questions that were answered to the best of our ability. If you have not yet checked your address on file with AA please do so. See association letter here.

Also there is a video to cover the details about the economic extension as well as the open items settled here.

As always I can be reached at 918-636-6089

Dale Danker

Vice President:

Grievance Report

We have a total of 1307 open grievances.
We settled 16 and withdrew 65.
We have 4 instances of ET.AL`s for a total of 39 grievances.
For a total of 1346 grievances.

Working Women’s Committee

The working women’s committee is conducting a clothing drive for Claremore Skilled Nursing Center. The items needed are gently used or new clothing, non-skid socks, blankets, house shoes, and shower shoes. You can drop these items off at Union Hall or contact Linda Dill at 817-296-0725, Betty Palmer at 918-639-4555, or Lisa Prince at 918-810-0039.

See the Flier HERE

Marla Johnson

Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:

Grievances

52 open

Training

Please check your Training. Supervisors are doing Coach & Discussions.
Alerts are showing up when you clock in if training is due.

Entertainment and Welfare

The next event is Trunk & Treat on October 19th at the Hall
The adult party at the Hard Rock Casino is on November 2nd. Click here to register or go to TWU514.org
Save the date. June 21st will be Family Day next year.

Bids & Transfers

No postings this week.

Headcount

509 on base with 19 on LOA
Headcount keeps fluctuating due to people transferring between cleaner and OSM

Contract Extension

If you have any questions concerning the contract extension please contact me.

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

Executive Board Members at Large:

Gene Chapin:

Continue working in the grievance office and walking the base daily.
Did Crew Chief interviews for generals shop 225.
Working on shift betterment for Avionics shop 225.
Continue working on grievances.
Attended town hall meetings for 2-year economic extension.
Continue working on grievances.
Continue representing members on attendance.

Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org

Tracy Hardin:

We are getting closer to the 2025 Annual Open Enrollment scheduled for the week of October 28 thru November 11, 2024. There is a Roadshow planned for October 22 & 23 for Tulsa. Please keep an eye on your emails and postings around the base for information and highlights.

Events needing Support:

The toolbox raffle will be wrapped up in a few weeks. We have decided to draw the winner at the regular membership meeting in October. Tickets are still available; just contact your shop steward or come by the union hall to purchase them.
The Tulsa Veterans Day Parade will be on Veterans Day, November 11, 2024. It will start at 11 a.m. in downtown Tulsa. Please come out and join the TWU Veterans Committee to show your support for our veterans. You might even have a Great Time!
The 2024 Tulsa Pride Parade will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The event will begin at 4pm with staging at 13th & Boston. Please reach out for more information.
Our fellow union brothers from IBEW 584 have invited the TWU to their Gridiron & Grill meet and greet. The event gives us a chance to collaborate with like-minded union members from across the state. It will be held on October 12th from noon to 4 p.m. at 584 S. Lewis in Tulsa. Join us to show support for a common movement: Labor!

Did You Know?

The FAA has been shorthanded on air traffic controllers for a long time and are in immediate need. They have approved that graduates from two college air traffic control programs can bypass their backlogged training academy. Graduates from Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma can begin immediate facility training, skipping the FAA program!

Way to go for the local schools.

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

Don McCormick:

Grievances – 274 open

This number is for the Grievances assigned to myself with 90% being in Hgr 5/6. This number has been changing due to the movement of grievances from one officer to another to get more aligned with the areas they represent.

September – Resolved 16 with 12 paid and 4 W/D
October – Resolved 8 with 5 paid and 3 W/D

Breakdown of the grievances –

Qty Category

34 Line Pay
102 Known Outage
8 OT bypass
42 FT bypass
19 Discipline/Term.
7 Qualification
3 Limited Duty

4 Duty Time
1 Car Damage
52 Shift Swap OT
2 Skill premium

274 Total 16 I have written and are assigned to other officers in their respective areas.

HGR 5/6

Time Clock issues. There was a time clock in HGR 5/6 that was not working causing 55 different individuals to get a UTO. The company has corrected this and will be issuing Checks Off Cycle next week to those individuals. Double check your pay checks and workbrain to make sure it is correct.

Complacency with Safety

1. 2 members were injured from a 737 Landing Gear Stand pin coming out of its slot. Please take the time and look over every piece of equipment and stands you are working with to make sure it is in proper working order. Any issues immediately notify your CC and tag the piece of equipment with an out of service Red Tag.

2. If you’re interested in joining the Safety team for Hgr 5/6, reach out to myself or Brian Drenthe.

Welfare and Entertainment Committee w/FLOC

Adult Party Nov 2nd, Hardrock Casino Registration Now open. Click the link to register or go to TWU514.org 356 Members have registered for a total attendance of 674

Operation Bikes for Kids, Dec 11th Delivery
- Donations will commence Next week with buckets being distributed throughout the base.
Trunk or Treat with FLOC, October 19th
- Event will be at the TWU514 Union Hall from 5-8PM

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

Daron Morgan:

Continue covering the grievance Office Daily
Continue working New and Old grievances
My next meeting with CRO management scheduled for Tuesday October 8th, is going to be postponed until Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
The Tulsa Oilers Season kicks off on Saturday October 19th. We will have tickets available soon
The Trunk or Treat is coming up on October 19th
The Adult Party at the Hard Rock is coming up on Saturday Nov 2, 2024.

Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org

Jay Potter:

Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, October 6, 2024

In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations

28 Aircraft
9 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
  - A319 – 1
  - A321 – 3
- DWH – Dallas, TX
  - B737NG – 2
  - B777 – 1
  - B787 – 2
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
  - A319 – 1 ( C11)
  - A321 – 3 (2 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
  - B737NG – 11 (4 – MBV04, 2 – MBV08)
  - B777 – 4

Outsourced Base Maintenance – Six (5) Stations

32 aircraft.
28 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, S, or EIS).
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 2 Aircraft
  - A319 – 1 (1 – 3S)
  - A321 – 1 (1 – 2S)
- INT -_NSA North State Aviation, Winston/Salem, NC – 1 Aircraft
  - A321 – 1 (1 – C11)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 17 Aircraft
  - A319 – 7 (5 – 4S, 2 – 3S)
  - A320 – 2 (2 -4S)
  - A321 – 6 ( 3 – 4S, 3 – 2S)
  - B777 – 2 (1 – MBV09, 1 – MBV06)
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 5 Aircraft
  - B737NG – 1
  - B787 – 4 (2-CC03, 1 – CC02)
- VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 7 Aircraft
  - B737MX – 4 (2 – MBV02, 1 – MBV01)
  - B737NG – 3 (2 – MBV05)

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

September 26, 2024		January 23, 2020		VARIANCE
TCC	68	TCC	79	TCC	-11
CC AMT	262	CC AMT	245	CC AMT	17
AMT	2289	AMT	2681	AMT	-392
OSM	422	OSM	425	OSM	-3
INSP	249	INSP	263	INSP	-14
CC CL	15	CC CL	16	CC CL	-1
CL	169	CL	130	CL	39
TOTAL	3474	TOTAL	3839	TOTAL	-365

Hiring

For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.

Regards,

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

Dockworkers at East and Gulf coast

Roughly 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association went on indefinite strike Tuesday. Then on Friday they reached a T/A to suspend that strike until January 15th.

Our Thoughts go towards the safety and well being of the Union Brothers and Sisters and their families during these times. As we are certain that the stress and blame will be borne by labor.

Local 514 member, Dennis Lyle, Tech Ops – Tulsa

American Airlines recognized five of its top aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) for their exceptional work in their field as recipients of this year’s Ken MacTiernan Excellence in Aviation Maintenance Award.

Read the article HERE.

From all of us here at Local 514, Congratulations Dennis!

Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles

The TWU Express, Fall of 2024 edition, has taken the time to cover a story on our own Local 514 Vice President Marla Johnson. We here at Local 514 are proud of Marla’s accomplishments.

Thank you Marla, for all you do!

See the full story HERE.

American Airlines Anniversaries

5 year anniversary

Denver Aikin — Dept:226 – AMG

Larry Baker — Dept:580O – AMG

Andrew Bastiaanse — Dept:567 – AMG

Tokunbo Beckley — Dept:257 – AMG

Tim Boyce — Dept:226 – AMG

Austin Brownlow — Dept:225 – AMG

Mang Chang — Dept:223A – AMG

Seth Clark — Dept:223A – AMG

Jose Colon — Dept:257 – AMG

Cory Conrady — Dept:257 – AMG

Connor Davis — Dept:223 – AMG

James Davis — Dept:257A – AMG

Brian Eads — Dept:257A – AMG

John Frederick — Dept:257A – AMG

Braeden Grayson — Dept:257 – AMG

Jason Grim — Dept:225 – AMG

Ira Hayes — Dept:223 – AMG

Charles Hickman — Dept:257 – AMG

Kyle Hoidal — Dept:223 – AMG

Willie Houston — Dept:257 – AMG

Chanh Huynh — Dept:223 – AMG

Jacob Jerchau — Dept:226 – AMG

Jeffrey Jones — Dept:225 – AMG

Wayne Kindle — Dept:257 – AMG

Roberts Kovalonoks — Dept:223A – AMG

Tyler Laubach — Dept:257 – AMG

Chris Ledbetter — Dept:226 – AMG

Austin Louvar — Dept:257 – AMG

Alexander Luangraj — Dept:223A – AMG

Bryan McCollam — Dept:223 – AMG

Edroy McQuarters — Dept:815O – AMG

Julio Montiel — Dept:257A – AMG

Antwon Morrison — Dept:257 – AMG

Luis Mungra Miranda — Dept:257 – AMG

Bryson Priest — Dept:223 – AMG

Dylan Ramirez Mier — Dept:257 – AMG

Alex Reoh — Dept:257 – AMG

Justin Robinson — Dept:226 – AMG

Matthew Roebuck — Dept:225 – AMG

Ryan Rumsey — Dept:225 – AMG

Enrique Sanchez — Dept:257 – AMG

Michael Shackelford — Dept:257A – AMG

Andrew Shipman — Dept:257 – AMG

Joseph Shoemake — Dept:225 – AMG

Craig Singleton — Dept:223A – AMG

Klint Smith — Dept:567 – AMG

Byung-Inn Snover — Dept:226 – AMG

Carl Snow — Dept:223 – AMG

Sandra Soto — Dept:223A – AMG

Ronnie Sowers — Dept:257A – AMG

Leon Sulubika — Dept:257 – AMG

TJ Teague — Dept:257A – AMG

Jeremy Teague — Dept:257 – AMG

Hunter Tyler — Dept:223 – AMG

Stavros Vafeas — Dept:225 – AMG

Brian Vandiver — Dept:223 – AMG

5 year anniversary (continued)

Thomas Wagner — Dept:223 – AMG

Peng Wang — Dept:257 – AMG

John Webb — Dept:257A – AMG

Tylor Welsh — Dept:223 – AMG

Tyler Weston — Dept:226 – AMG

Joshua Young — Dept:257A – AMG

Essence Meachem — Dept:027S – MLG

Jose Perez — Dept:032S – MLG

Marcus Lanier — Dept:MTS – MTS

30 year anniversary

Donald Bennett — Dept:824 – AMG

James Black — Dept:226 – AMG

Steve Colgrove — Dept:567 – AMG

Nick Kidd — Dept:567 – AMG

35 year anniversary

Daniel Bunce — Dept:607A – AMG

Tim Carter — Dept:911 – FMG

Michael Edmonds — Dept:223 – AMG

Bryan Eichman — Dept:607A – AMG

Gregory Foley — Dept:431 – AMG

Christopher Golka — Dept:449 – AMG

Douglas Hardesty — Dept:257 – AMG

Russell Hauptmann — Dept:568 – AMG

Milton Hendricks — Dept:457 – AMG

John Johnson — Dept:815 – AMG

David Kasishke — Dept:431 – AMG

Michael Kizlinski — Dept:567 – AMG

Richard Llewellyn — Dept:817 – AMG

James Mason — Dept:059T – AMG

Philip McDorman — Dept:607A – AMG

Troy McVey — Dept:257 – AMG

Jeffrey Morris — Dept:257A – AMG

Marvin Nelson — Dept:130I – AMG

Patrick Parish — Dept:257 – AMG

Brady Pope — Dept:589W – AMG

Charles Porter — Dept:817 – AMG

Brian Rash — Dept:226 – AMG

Leroy Redricks — Dept:401 – FMG

Aaron Riggs — Dept:130I – AMG

Thomas Rowlands — Dept:817 – AMG

Randall Salyer — Dept:607A – AMG

Vernon Stice — Dept:225 – AMG

Randy Swartwood — Dept:725 – AMG

Randall Thompson — Dept:449 – AMG

Gary Turner — Dept:607A – AMG

Michael Westlock — Dept:208O – AMG

Kevin Wilsher — Dept:257A – AMG

David Young — Dept:607A – AMG

Michael Gray — Dept:031S – MLG

Thomas Kylmanen — Dept:026S – MLG

40 year anniversary

Victor Glunt — Dept:130I – AMG

Scott Hodge — Dept:457 – AMG

Stephen Mann — Dept:819 – AMG

Arnold Ullrich — Dept:120I – AMG

Passages

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

The Passing of Retired Brother Warren Gale “Bunk” Varner

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Warren Gale “Bunk” Varner on September 25th, 2024. Warren had hired on with American Airlines in 1968 retired in 2008 from the position of Inspector. Please keep the Varner family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were made available at …

The Passing of Retired Brother Billy Joe Bradshaw

It is with a deeply saddened heart that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Billy Joe Bradshaw on September 15, 2024. Billy Joe stated working here at American Airlines in 1973 and retired in 1996 from the position of Mechanic Overhaul, Machinist. Please keep the Bradshaw family in your thoughts and prayers. Billy Joe Bradshaw April …

The Passing of Brother Tim Fluegge

We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of Brother Tim Fluegge on September 28, 2024. Tim had started working with us here at American Airlines in 1997 as an Overhaul Support Mechanic. Please keep the Fluegge family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were made available at the time of this posting.