Local 514’s Digest for the week of November 1st, 2024

President:

All,

Monday three of our guys were injured lowering the 777 in dock 6A. We are all thankful they did not lose their lives. Please be aware of your work area and what is going on around you at all times. If something feels unsafe please stop and reassess the situation.

This week I have had several conversations with the company and yes once again the company is making drastic changes to the bid sheets for January. This time it is the AO hangars. Plus hangars 5 and 6 will be split using 9ff. This will be the 15 bid since our contract in March of 2020 and it marks the 14 time there has been a drastic change. In my 37 years at American Airlines the only consistency has been change. Please do the best you can by working with your fellow workers and your crew chief for the day to be as productive as possible. Always check the computer and make sure your paycheck is not screwed up and always sign up for OT if you want to make more money. The inconsistency always seems to help pad our wallets.

Hope to see you at the TWU Adult Party tomorrow night at the Hard Rock.

As always I can be reached 24/7 at 918-636-6089. If you would like for me to visit your work area please contact me and I will adjust my schedule to stop by your work area on your shift.

Take care,

Dale Danker

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Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

• I’ve attended several 32Js for attendance, discipline & a termination this week.  
• The benefit counselors will be available from 4:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M- F, in the room near the Town Hall. 
• Counselors will be at Union Hall by appointment: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.
• On Thursday,   I attended a Comms meeting with 1,2 & 3 Director John Hollihan. The topic of discussion was the Jan 2025 Crew Bid. 
• Total Grievances assigned to me = 230
  • 110 Known Outage
  • 6 Call Log
  • 7 Disciplinary Letters
  • 26 Overtime Bypass
  • 16 Field Trip
  • 8 Quals
  • 11 Structure quals     

George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org

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Gene Chapin:

• Continue working grievance office and walking the floor daily.
• Continue working on new and old grievances.
• Had some 32J’s on attendance.
• Met with some members in hgr 5 on the upcoming 9FF.
• Had meeting with John Hollihan on hgr 1,2,&3  upcoming January crew change.
• If anyone has members getting ready to retire get with your local E-board or union rep for their retirement package.
• Hope to see all who signed up for adult party Saturday.

Gene
918-640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org

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Don McCormick:

This week has been a crazy one.  Seems like there is a full moon out right now with all the confrontations and accidents happening at work.  Please be mindful of your surroundings and your fellow Union members.

Benefits has been the priority this week.  Make sure you go see the counselors today or next week M-F beside the town hall in Hgr 3.  They will be leaving November 8th.

Grievances have been slow this week with everything else going on. They will be processed and moved next week as the top priority.

HGR 5/6   

• 777 shoring fell on 3 fellow union members.  2 were critically injured and will be out for a few weeks.  The other one is sore as can be when 615 pounds lands on top of you.   Be mindful of the surroundings and call out anything you see that is a safety concern.
• Splitting the Bid unit, the company wants your selections to be turned in today by 4.   

Bid unit 257 will be the 2 737 Heavy checks in 5C and 5D

Bid unit 263 will be the 787 Heavy check starting Jan 5th with the SV and DI lines

Welfare and Entertainment.   

• Adult Party Saturday night at the Hard Rock.  Registration is closed.  We hope to see all that planned to attend there from 6-12PM
• Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Tickets available in the grievance office and the Union Hall.

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

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Daron Morgan:

• Continue to cover the grievance office daily
• Continue working new and old grievances
• My next meeting with the CRO Leadership will be Tuesday Nov 5th
• I have been in multiple 32J’s this week for attendance and other issues
• We are in the final stages of planning the TWU Local 514 Adult Party at the Hard Rock on November 02, 2024.  Registration is closed.  I hope to see you all out there.  
• Tulsa Oiler Hockey  tickets are available in the Grievance Office and at the Union Hall
• The number to the Grievance office is 539-283-6500

Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org

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Jay Potter:

Scope – Base Outsourcing Report, October 31, 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
    • A321 – 3
  • DWH – Dallas, TX
    • B737NG – 2
    • B777 – 1
    • B787 – 1
  • PTO -Pittsburgh, PA
    • A320 – 1    (1- C11)
    • A321 – 2   (2 – C11)
  • TLE – Tulsa,  OK
    • A319 – 1
    • B737NG – 8    (3 – MBV04, 2 – MBV08, 1 – MBV03)
    • B777 – 3

Outsourced Base Maintenance – Five (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 – 1   (1 -4S)
    • A321 – 7   ( 2 – 4S, 2 – 2S)
    • B777 – 2   (1 – MBV09, 1 – MBV06)
  • STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX – 5 Aircraft
    • A319 – 1
    • B737NG – 1
    • B787 – 3   (1-CC02, 2 – CC03)
  • VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – 7 Aircraft
    • B737MX – 1   
    • B737NG – 6   (1 – MBV03, 3 – MBV05, 1 – MBV08)

• 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 31, 2024			January 23, 2020			VARIANCE
TCC	69		TCC	79		TCC	-10
CC AMT	265		CC AMT	245		CC AMT	20
AMT	2335		AMT	2681		AMT	-346
OSM	419		OSM	425		OSM	-6
INSP	249		INSP	263		INSP	-14
CC CL	15		CC CL	16		CC CL	-1
CL	174		CL	130		CL	44
TOTAL	3526		TOTAL	3839		TOTAL	-313

Hiring 

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

Contract Extension Results

• M&R
  • ELIGIBLE VOTERS:       13,144 
  • ACTUAL BALLOTS CAST: 10,712  (81.5%)
  • YES: 10,000  (93.4%)
  • NO: 712       (6.6%)
• MLS
  • ELIGIBLE VOTERS: 2,167
  • ACTUAL BALLOTS CAST 1,529  (70.5%)
  • YES: 1,365  (89.3%)
  • NO: 164     (10.7%)
• Fleet
  • ELIGIBLE VOTERS: 19,942
  • ACTUAL BALLOTS CAST: 11,747  (58.9%)
  • YES: 11,032  (93.9%)
  • NO: 715       (6.1%)

Fraternally,

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

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