President:
I want to thank MCT Chairman Jason Best for working with the company to reach a settlement on a Presidential grievance from 2018. The grievance was centered around the company moving Inspection work. We will now have a tech crew chief oversee a portion of the CMM duties. This is a win for the TWU.
Please vote yes or no for the economic extension. If everyone votes, that will help determine where the issues are or are not.
While I applaud any crew chief who invests the extra time to help his or her crew to be better educated on their job assignments, it absolutely can not extend that individual’s trial period.
As always I’m available 24/7 at 918-636-6089.
Hope to see everyone at the adult party Nov,2.
Take care,
Vice President:
Membership Meetings are Monday, October 28, 2024
7:15 am, 11:45 am, and 3:45 pm
Voting on the American Airlines contract extension
Opens at noon central on Friday, October 25th and closes at noon central on Tuesday, October 29th.
Voting will be done via telephone, internet, or QR code. You may vote only one time. Once a ballot is cast, a vote may not be changed. More Here
Day at a Time (DAT) selection ends on November 1, 2024
Veteran’s Day is November 11, 2024
The window is now open through November 3rd to designate how you would like to take it.
Daylight Savings Time ends November 3, 2024
Starting at 02:00 a.m. local time on Nov. 3, 2024, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will end in all domestic locations, excluding Arizona and Hawaii, and clocks must be set back by one hour.
The Working Women’s Committee
The Working Women’s Committee is holding a Clothing Drive for the Claremore Skilled Nursing Home. We are accepting new and gently used clothing and blankets. Other items needed include house shoes, non-skid socks, and shower shoes.
Chairman of Maintenance:
Weekly grievances meetings and communications meetings with directors.
Vacation
- please make sure you have selected DAT before it closes
- The block vacation window will open on November 15th for pre-vacation picks, and your 5-minute window will start the first week of December.
Safety
- We are still in need of ERTs for the off shifts and weekends; if interested, please get in touch with Brent.anderson@aa.com
- Hangars 5/6 is looking for volunteers for the safety team; please get in touch with brian.drenthe@.com
Future Leaders Organizing Committee
- The FLOC Committee would like to welcome the new workers to AA and invite you to our next committee meeting; if you are interested, please get in touch with me.
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Grievances
- 45 open grievances, 177 resolved this year
Training
- Please make sure you stay up to date on training. Supervisors are doing Coach & Discussions on overdue Training. If you have training due that month, it will show up when you clock in.
Entertainment & Welfare
- Adult party Nov 2nd at the Hardrock Casino. Registration will close Tuesday October 29th. Click HERE to register or go to TWU514.org
Headcount
- 508 MLS on Base
- 15 on LOA
- 2124 MLS system-wide
Transfers & Bids
- MLS openings in 025S, 026S, 027S, and 206S
Vacation
- DAT Selection opens on October 15th and closes on November 1st. The DAT window close date is not flexible. Be aware if you are going on vacation around this time.
- Block vacation Automated tool opens the week of November 11th so you can make your pre-selections.
- Block vacation bids will go live on the computer from December 2nd through December 6th. If you have questions about the picks, please contact the admin before your 5-minute window closes. After your window closes, the picks can not be adjusted.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
This month I’ve attended all of my scheduled standing meetings, I’ve also worked on grievances and attended two 32j meetings concerning attendance.
I had several meetings this month with Ed Sangricco about Sam Neal’s vacant senior manager position and his replacement, I’m pleased to announce he has chose Richard Lyon for that position, my new concern will be the manager over engineering that Richard vacated, until then Richard will be filling both positions until his replacement is chosen.
I’ve met with most of our tech crew chiefs over the issues we are having with the contractors and I’m hopeful they will insist on better craftsmanship from our vendors.
Finally our electrical tech crew chief will be going out on a LOA and we are trying to get management to fill his position temporarily while he does, the logistics of this may make it impossible to do .
- Budgeted headcount 316
- Current headcount 318
- Headcount on LOA 9
- Actual Headcount 309
As always feel free to contact me at anytime
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
Open enrollment starts on Monday. The benefit counselors will be available starting at 4:30am to 5:00 pm M-F . Offsite schedule will be sent out next week.
Participated in OSM interviews this past Monday at Tulsa Tech. We interviewed approximately 70 candidates.
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Gene Chapin:
- Continue working in grievance office and walking the base daily.
- Continue working on old and new grievances.
- No grievance meeting with management this week.
- Several 32 J’s this week for attendance.
- Joe,Tracy,George,Daron and myself did OSM interviews with management at Tulsa Tec.
- Don’t forget to vote on Contract Extension this weekend. Closes Tuesday October 29th central time.
- Anyone know of any members retiring get with your E-board officer or union rep for their retirement Bible and watch.
- Inspector Robert Triffo from the Cam bld will be retiring with 55 years with the company on November 15.
Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
Hidden Resource:
Premise Health has been providing Flu and COVID vaccines at the enrollment road show, but they do more than just vaccines. You can use them for some health maintenance issues when you can connect with your primary physician.
Open Enrollment:
Starting October 28 thru November 8, there will be assistance available in hangar 3 & 4 HOC area. Start early to avoid the crowds and get answers.
The Salvation Army Angel Tree is back! The event will run the whole month of November. Toys and gifts must be returned by November 29. Please help if you can and team up with co – workers for a better outcome.
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
Grievances – 257 open
This number is for the Grievances assigned to me 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.
We continue to get with the Union Stewards and grievant to address the violations. Most of the time we need to get the pertinent information that was never submitted with the original grievance. With no evidence we must withdraw. Make sure you collect all the necessary information to help win your case.
· September – Resolved 16 with 12 paid and 4 W/D
· October – Resolved 27 with 12 paid and 15 W/D
YTD- 478 Resolved
Breakdown of the grievances –
Qty Category
- 34 Line Pay
- 96 Known Outage
- 2 OT bypass
- 42 FT bypass
- 18 Discipline/Term.
- 7 Qualification
- 3 Limited Duty
- 1 Car Damage
- 52 Shift Swap OT
- 2 Skill premium
- 257 Total
HGR 5/6
- Safety
1. If you’re interested in joining the Safety team for Hgr 5/6, reach out to myself or Brian Drenthe.
- Performed 7 Crew Chief Interviews with 2 prequalified and 3 more passing. Look for another 9 Gen CC and 1 Avionics CC.
- HGR 5/6 has 30 AMT in training and will hit the floor in 2 weeks. 70 more starting Monday with 18 upgrades and 52 new hires which should hit the floor approximately Dec.2nd.
- This is all planned for gearing up for the new 787 check that will be inducted approximately Jan 5th.
- Had CC and Management meetings for Dock 5C and 5D with the CC’s taking ownership of their respective areas and flowing the A/C similar to how we were successful in the past
Welfare and Entertainment Committee w/FLOC
Trunk or Treat with FLOC, October 19th Event was another great success. There was approximately 400 in attendance. The Event committee gained 1 more member and the FLOC Committee had 2 sign up. There was Inflatables, Music, Haunted House, Patsy’s Snow Cones, Hot dogs and chips, as well as CANDY. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped put on this event.
- Adult Party Nov 2nd, Hardrock Casino
- Registration will close Tuesday 10/29.
- Click here to register or go to TWU514.org
- 525 Members have registered for a total attendance of 994
- Operation Bikes for Kids, Dec 11th Delivery
- Donations will commence Next week with buckets being distributed throughout the base.
- Tulsa Oilers Hockey
- New Season, Tickets available at the Union Offices on Pine M-F 7AM-11AM and 12PM-4PM. Also available in the Grievance Office.
- Saturday, Oct. 26 —Wichita Thunder —7:05 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 2 — Iowa Heartlanders —7:05 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 3 — Iowa Heartlanders —3:05 p.m.
- New Season, Tickets available at the Union Offices on Pine M-F 7AM-11AM and 12PM-4PM. Also available in the Grievance Office.
Don
(918) 378-5823
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Continue to cover the grievance office daily
- Continue to work new and old grievances
- The Extension Ballots are in the mail, and people are receiving them. Vote what is best for you, but most of all, VOTE and make your voice heard
- On Monday, Oct 21st, Joe, Tracy, George, Gene, and I did OSM interviews
- Tuesday Oct 22, I had a grievance meeting with the CRO Leadership. I discussed 19. 12 of those will be moving forward, and 7 will be withdrawn
- Thursday we had a PRE-GRB meeting with the company.
- The Trunk or Treat was a huge success. Thank you to all that came out, and a very special thanks to all of the volunteers that helped make this event successful. Hopefully, we continue to grow it each year. Its great for families, kids, socializing, and anything but work
- Saturday Nov 2 is the Adult Party at the Hard Rock. Registration will close at 12:01 a.m. Sunday Morning . This is going to be a fun filled night of entertainment. Register online at the TWU514.ORG website. If you need a password reset, contact an officer and we can help
- If you want to purchase any more tool box raffle tickets, or if you have any to turn in, please do so asap. The drawing will be held at the 3:45 pm Membership Meeting on Monday October 28th
918-402-0089
Jay Potter:
Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, October 25, 2024
In-house Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 23 Aircraft
- 9 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, CC, C11, or EIS).
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
- A319 – 1
- A320 – 1
- A321 – 1
- DWH – Dallas, TX
- A321 – 1
- B737NG – 2
- B787 – 2
- PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
- A321 – 3 (3 – C11)
- TLE – Tulsa, OK
- B737NG – 12 (5 – MBV04, 1 – MBV08)
- B777 – 4
- CTO – Charlotte, NC
Outsourced Base Maintenance – Four (4) Stations
- 27 aircraft.
- 23 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)
- SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador – 15 Aircraft
- A319 – 6 (4 – 4S, 2 – 3S)
- A320 – 1 (1 -4S)
- A321 – 6 ( 2 – 4S, 4 – 2S)
- B777 – 2 (1 – MBV09, 1 – MBV06)
- STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 4 Aircraft
- A321 – 1
- B737NG – 1
- B787 – 2 (1-CC02, 1 – CC03)
- VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 6 Aircraft
- B737MX – 1
- B737NG – 5 (2 – MBV03, 2 – MBV05)
- BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL – 2 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
| October 25, 2024 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 69 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -10 | ||
| CC AMT | 265 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 20 | ||
| AMT | 2297 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -384 | ||
| OSM | 419 | OSM | 425 | OSM | -6 | ||
| INSP | 249 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -14 | ||
| CC CL | 15 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | -1 | ||
| CL | 164 | CL | 130 | CL | 34 | ||
| TOTAL | 3478 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -361 | ||
Hiring
- For available vacancies in Tech Ops, check jobs.aa.com.
Contract Extension
- I traveled to DCA and BOS with several members of the TWU/IAM negotiations committee to go over the Extension Tentative Agreement and the Letter of Agreement covering the Settlement & Clarifications.
- Be sure to voice your opinion on this Extension…VOTE!
Regards,
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org