Vice President:
Membership Meetings Monday, October 30, 2023
- 7:15 a.m.
- 11:45 p.m.
- 3:45 p.m.
November 1, 2023 is the deadline for changing your DAT option. We suggest you verify your option is correct.
November 3, 2023 is the last day for the Annual Benefits Enrollment.
Benefit Counselors are available to assist with TWU added benefits in Hangars 3&4 HOC – until November 2, 2023.
Many of the officers have been out Thursday and Friday interviewing for cleaner positions. Please contact your Union Steward in your area with any issues.
There are still a lot of questions about the Company Attendance Policy. The arbitrator in the award states: “The Company did not violate the JCBA’s to the extent that the Guidelines provided for: (a) assessing a point for a legitimate illness; (b) assessing a point for failing to call out sick with appropriate notice; or (c) assessing points for no call/no show.”
The points are a way for the company to monitor occurrences. When you are put on a step, that is now disciplinary. If you are put on any step, please get with a steward and file a grievance, provide the documentation that proves the “bonafide illness” and the officer in your area will work with the LTA’s to try to get this resolved.
If you have a medical issue that requires you to be off work on a regular basis I would suggest you look into FMLA.
If you are sick, that is what sick time is for. Do not be afraid to use your sick time.
If you have questions please feel free to call myself or an Executive Board Officer.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!
Recording Secretary:
UPDATE: State’s Average Weekly Wage and Maximum Benefit Amounts for Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses and Deaths for CY 2024
Title 85A sets the maximum compensation benefit rates based on a percentage of the state’s average weekly wage reported to the Commission by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.
Due to an INCREASE in the state average weekly wage, the maximum compensation benefit rate for injury, illness or death will change as follows:
- For temporary total disability, the maximum rate is $1,038.31 per week for injuries and illnesses arising during the period beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024. 85A O.S. § 45(A).
- For Permanent Total Disability (PTD) and Death, the maximum rate is $1,038.31 per week for work-related injury, illness or death occurring during the period beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024. 85A O.S. § 45(D) (regarding PTD), and 85A O.S. § 47 (regarding death benefits).
- For Permanent Partial Disability (PPD), the maximum compensation benefit rate remains unchanged at $350 per week for work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on May 28, 2019 through June 30, 2021. For injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2021, the weekly rate will increase to $360 per week. See 85A O.S. § 45(C).
Look for revised benefit charts on the Commission’s website https://www.ok.gov/wcc/Legal/Benefit_Charts/index.html or contact the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Counselor/Ombudsman Program for more information at 855-291-3612 (in-state toll free) • 405-522-5308 (OKC) • Counselors@wcc.ok.gov.
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
- We currently have 120 open grievances.
- 479 MLS with 18 on LOA
- We are gathering gifts from our venders for The TWU Adult Party
- Management has interviewed to fill two supervisor positions. We will probably have some kind of shuffle.
- Job postings this weekend. MLS position in Shipping, Issuing CDL driver. Driving position is Monday through Friday day shift. Must have CDL to bid for a job.
- Eventually we will have an increase of 20 MLS & 2 Crew Chiefs in the TEO building.
- Holidays left this year: Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Window is open to make your selection for Veteran’s Day.
- Training: Make sure you get your training completed so you don’t get locked out.
- Don’t forget to make your DAT election by 11:59 Nov 1, 2023
- Trunk and Treat was a big hit on Saturday.
- Please register for The Hard Rock Casino Night. It’s November 18th. The window to register will be closing soon. You will get a confirmation email after you register with a Link if you would like to reserve a room. Rooms are going fast.
- If you have any contract suggestions please go to the website.
B.J. Rackers
918-346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
Hopefully you were able to attend one of Thursday’s town hall meetings, if you did, you heard management announce the expansion of AAero and the addition of 9 more people in the FMG (facilities maintenance group) this is approximately 7% of the total number of headcount being hired for this expansion.
While this IS great news for our organization it shows to me that AA management does not recognize the true value of FMG and the importance of having enough highly skilled labor on duty during production.
In case you missed it, here are the numbers of people being added in the trades.
- Millwright 3
- Electronics Techs 3
- Plumbers 2
That’s a total of 8 in the trades with an additional supervisor
This brings our budgeted headcount up to 316
I would assume it was effective immediately.
Please feel free to contact me anytime.
Jim Holt
(918)378-2079
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
The enrollment counselors will be available on base Monday thru Friday at the 3 / 4 HOC room from 5:00am to 6:00pm Until November 3rd, 2023.
Appointments can be made to visit a counselor next week at the Union Offices by calling our staff at 918-437-4300. Counselors will be available by appointment only:
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:00am – 12:00pm.
- Tuesday & Thursday from 1:00pm – 5:00pm.
I attended the Cleaner interviews on Thursday & Friday.
George Albano
918-378-1947
Gene Chapin:
- Continue working grievances
- Continue having 32J on attendance
- Attending a new hiring event for aircraft cleaners.
- At the grievance office starting at 5:00 am.
Gene Chapin
918-640-2097
gchapin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
HGR 5/6
- Continued meeting with Hgr 5/6 management.
- Walking the floor and assisting the membership in safety and other issues.
- Attended several 32J meetings for attendance. Get FMLA if possible
Grievances
- Continue to work Pre-Contract and Post Contract Grievances.
- Working out of the Grievance office most days. X3213
Community Service
- Veterans Day Parade November 10th. Looking for Volunteers to walk the parade route and hand out Candy. Contact George, BJ, or Don if you’re interested.
- Operation Bikes for Kids December 7th deadline. Looking for bike donations to help reach our goal this year of 75 bikes. Contact George, BJ, or Don if you’re interested in donating or assembling the bikes.
Welfare and Entertainment
- November 18th – TWU Adult Party at the Hardrock. Registration is open. Go to the TWU514 website to register. Registration closes November 4th.
- Tulsa Oilers Hockey starts Oct 28th. Tickets available at the Union Hall and Grievance Office
Trunk or Treat was a big success. Over 300 attended the event at the Union Hall
Daron Morgan:
- Continued working grievances
- Continued covering the Grievance Office
- Due to multiple scheduling conflicts, we had to cancel our bi-weekly meeting with CRO management. Our next meeting will be Tuesday November 7th
- We have Hockey Tickets in the Grievance Office
- Attended multiple 32 J’s for attendance
- Thanks to everyone that came out for the Trunk or Treat! It was a great event
- If you were unable to attend the Town Halls yesterday, here are some highlights:
AA plans to add 308 employees here in Tulsa. That number does include Union, Management, support staff, Etc. It does not include attrition.
Watch for a referral form coming in your AA email soon
The 160 AMT’s will be hired into AO and once they are in place, then the AAERO and CRO bids will start to be posted.
The Company does plan to over hire cleaners.
The Vacation Bidding site will be open in a couple of weeks, and when you have a chance, look at it and get familiar with it. When the vacation bidding actually starts, you will have a 5 minute window to make your selection.
Bid selection for the January re- bids will open up for Crew Chiefs on November 28th, and the crew bids will follow. Bid awards will be posted on December 18th.
Base Updates (All AA money, no grant money)
- CUP Renovation: $81 million
- TEO AHU Upgrade: $6 million
- IT Infrastructure: $9 million
- Base Water and Sewer Line: $11.8 million
- Base Fire Alarm: $13 million
- CAM Paint and Fiberglass: $179 million
- Wash Rack: $2.5 million
- Team Member Space Upgrade: $22.1 million
- Hgr 1&2 roof: $22.5 million
- Hgr 5 roof: $10 million
- Tul Apron and Blast fence: $25 million
- Base Painting: $4.89 million
- Wheel and Brake: TBD
- HGR 7/Admin will not happen in 2024
Daron
918-402-0089
dmorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Base Outsourcing Committee
- Today we have 23 aircraft at our 4 In-house Maintenance Bases (CTO, PIT, DWH, and TULE).
- 9 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV or C11).
- The HMP vendors have 28 aircraft.
- 25 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, C11 or S).
- 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 27, 2023 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 68 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -11 | ||
| CC AMT | 261 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 16 | ||
| AMT | 2126 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -555 | ||
| OSM | 412 | OSM | 425 | OSM | -13 | ||
| INSP | 232 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -31 | ||
| CC CL | 15 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | -1 | ||
| CL | 144 | CL | 130 | CL | 14 | ||
| TOTAL | 3258 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -581 | ||
Negotiations
- If you see the Survey/Negotiation stickers on base, use the QR Codes to input detailed ideas or take the survey.
Hiring
- Company is doing external interviews for AMT and Cleaner positions.
Hope everyone has a great day,