President:
I continue to have conversations with TWU M&R Representative Rollie Reaves concerning Crew Chief known outage OT and crew bid selection.
The Association reached a settlement on “Immediately out of Service” , read letter here.
Marla Johnson, Tracy Hardin and I met with the new MD over AERO to discuss the challenges of the company increasing headcount to handle the new volumes coming in 2024.
I want to Thank Terry Buck and Local 514 Secretary Katie Hulick for compiling all the on-line future contract suggestions.
We are saying “Goodbye” and “Happy Retirement” to TWU Local 514 Secretary Jana Hatfield. Jana has served our local membership faithfully for 23 years. Her last day will be a half day on Monday. Thank you Jana for all the help and uplifting words of encouragement you have given to me along the way.
Vice President:
The Joint Membership Meeting is on Monday Dec 11, 2023.
7:15 am, 11:45 am and 3:45 pm.
You must attend the meeting to receive the door prize. Hope to see you there.
The Christmas Holiday selection is available on Workbrain. Be sure to choose your option by December 17th.
CHAIRMAN OF MAINTENANCE
Working on grievances with managers and directors
FLOC – The next FLOC meeting will be on December 14th. Please bring your canned food for the food drive
Safety issues – Please do not move barricades and do not have any conversations with contractors.
New employees – The company is currently hiring Machinist, welders, cleaners, and AMT
Vacation – If you have vacation issues, please contact Tulsa admin by email.
Joe Brown
(918) 284-9666
JBrown@twumail.org
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
- We have 120 open grievances.
- I will be interviewing potential new hires on Thursday and Friday. The headcount the company is targeting on base will be around 498.
- We currently have 478 MLS with 16 on LOA
- TEO vacancies will be posted as new hires come aboard.
B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
It’s that time of year again
no, not the holidays, well the holidays too, but I’m talking about it’s time for the contractual quarterly facilities update from the company. I’m headed to DFW this week to ask for more headcount and try to expose in a fair manner the basic function of the facility maintenance group (FMG) is not being addressed because of the low headcount, wish us luck.
Take time to realize the beauty and reason of the holidays, look at Christmas lights, watch a Christmas movie, get under some mistletoe, and just be careful; it’s very dangerous stuff, and it’s been known to cause pregnancy, affairs, and new relationships.
Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
- Continue meeting with Bryan Beene about grievances.
- Continue monthly Comm’s meeting with John Hollihan.
- Attended several 32J’s for attendance, I am seeing some discretion being used to not issue levels.
- Continuing to receive calls on benefits daily.
- Adult Party – received a lot of feedback / suggestions.
George Albano
918-378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org
Tracy Hardin:
We are still getting members out on approved leave during the holidays and may not have gotten paid for the holiday. If you are one of these members, verify and talk to your supervisor first.
This time of year can be fun, rewarding, and stressful. Remember to pace yourself; if you need to talk to someone, EAP is there to help.
Happy Holidays!!
Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org
Don McCormick:
HGR 5/6
- Continue meeting with management discussing safety issues and upcoming items.
- (Phone System being addressed with Safety)
- Continue to meet with Mike Stearns on Grievances.
- Continue to work grievances pre and post-contract throughout the base.
- Conducted CC interviews for Avionics
Community Service
- Operation Bikes for Kids – We have received and purchased over 125 bikes for this
- Event. We will be delivering them on December 12th, at 4:30 PM at the Owasso High School Football Field. If you’re interested in helping deliver, please let an Officer know. We will start loading at 2:30 PM
Welfare and Entertainment
- Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Tickets available at the Union Offices on Pine Street M-F 7 am-11 am and 12 pm-4 pm Tickets also available at the Grievance office between hgr 3-4 upstairs. Call X3213 to see if an officer is there.
TWU Adult Party
November 18th – The event was a huge success. Over 750 were in attendance, enjoying each other’s company, gambling, and helping raise over $6500 for charities.’
• Survey – Please check your email for those who attended and fill out the survey to help make future events better.
Event Committee
We would like to acknowledge the hard work this committee has done for the last 3 events. Family Day at the Gathering Place, Trunk or Treat, and the TWU Adult Party:
Please reach out to them and thank them for their efforts.
Jennifer Brown, Tasha Coen, Christian Gutierrez, Shannon Jones, Paul Nedlose, Betty Palmer, , Lannette Schneeberg, Mike Shields and William Stump,
Don
(918) 378-5923
DMcCormick@twumail.org
Daron Morgan:
- Working the Grievance office daily
- We are still having multiple 32 J’s for attendance
- We met with CRO Leaders on Tuesday, Dec 5th, our next meeting will be on Tuesday, Dec 19th. At these meetings, we will have Level 2 Grievance Discussions, as well as CRO operating issues. If you have issues that need to be taken forward, please reach out to us, so we can get the issues addressed.
- Please treat your coworkers with respect and treat them the way you would like to be treated. If you have a coworker struggling, do not be afraid to reach out for help
- With the installation of the new badge readers, I would like to remind everyone to watch your gate times
- I hope to see you all at the December 11th Joint Membership Meetings.
- We have Hockey Tickets available in the Grievance office
Daron
918-402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org
Jay Potter:
Base Outsourcing
- We currently have 25 aircraft at our 4 In-house Maintenance Bases (CTO, PIT, DWH, and TULE).
- 8 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV or C11).
- The five (5) HMP vendors have 35 aircraft.
- 30 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
| November 17, 2023 | January 23, 2020 | VARIANCE | |||||
| TCC | 68 | TCC | 79 | TCC | -11 | ||
| CC AMT | 258 | CC AMT | 245 | CC AMT | 13 | ||
| AMT | 2158 | AMT | 2681 | AMT | -523 | ||
| OSM | 408 | OSM | 425 | OSM | -17 | ||
| INSP | 229 | INSP | 263 | INSP | -34 | ||
| CC CL | 14 | CC CL | 16 | CC CL | -2 | ||
| CL | 132 | CL | 130 | CL | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 3267 | TOTAL | 3839 | TOTAL | -572 | ||
Negotiations
- In preparation for upcoming negotiations, I attended the Program on Negotiation (PON) this week. This program covered topics such as: Managing the Tension between Creating and Claiming Value, Managing Emotions and Relationships, and Dealing with Difficult Situations.
- Submit your Negotiation ideas utilizing the QR codes on the Survey/Negotiation stickers on base.
Hiring
- The company currently has external postings for AMT positions in Tulsa at (jobs.aa.com).
Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org
American Airlines Anniversary
5 year anniversary
Tyler Abston — Dept:226 – AMG
Wyatt Bain — Dept:257A – AMG
Trevor Barry — Dept:302O – AMG
Logan Brown — Dept:223 – AMG
James Carman — Dept:401 – FMG
Dylan Classen — Dept:223 – AMG
Colton Curry — Dept:226 – AMG
Chad Day — Dept:257A – AMG
Christopher Jewell — Dept:226 – AMG
Rodney Jones — Dept:259 – FMG
Tasziaun Lewis — Dept:815O – AMG
Ethan Morrow — Dept:225 – AMG
Justin Panguito — Dept:288P – AMG
Joshua Potter — Dept:824O – AMG
Jose Ramirez-lopez — Dept:223 – AMG
Jennifer Rawls-Hewitt — Dept:725C – AMG
Pamela Ray — Dept:413C – AMG
Christopher Snow — Dept:580O – AMG
Lindsey Gonzales — Dept:206S – MLG
10 year anniversary
Matthew Garrett — Dept:580O – AMG
15 year anniversary
Frank Germosen — Dept:921 – FMG
Alan Leonard — Dept:225 – AMG
25 year anniversary
Michael McClure — Dept:223 – AMG
James Straton — Dept:223 – AMG
Cain Gulisao — Dept:031S – MLG
Michael Molton — Dept:022S – MLG
30 year anniversary
Terry Adkism — Dept:580O – AMG
Scott Evans — Dept:579M – AMG
Dean Himmelberg — Dept:226 – AMG
Terry Looney — Dept:725 – AMG
35 year anniversary
Barney Akuna — Dept:180I – AMG
James Ballard — Dept:257A – AMG
Paul Beyer — Dept:449 – AMG
Michael Bittler — Dept:817 – AMG
Terry Breen — Dept:223 – AMG
Richard Bridges — Dept:589W – AMG
Jon Carlile — Dept:431 – AMG
Francis Chaisson — Dept:95 – FMG
Ronald Clark — Dept:120I – AMG
Derryl Dickerson — Dept:449 – AMG
Eric Dowd — Dept:431 – AMG
Martin Drews — Dept:449 – AMG
Larry Fletcher — Dept:812M – AMG
Grant Gardner — Dept:725 – AMG
Tony Gregory — Dept:589W – AMG
Scott Hamersley — Dept:457 – AMG
John Hanson — Dept:580 – AMG
Roger James — Dept:568 – AMG
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek — Dept:449 – AMG
Gregory Pittman — Dept:226A – AMG
Scott Richardson — Dept:39 – AMG
Brian Rider — Dept:567 – AMG
Douglas Rumsey — Dept:725 – AMG
Rickey Stanley — Dept:225 – AMG
Barton Vanberschot — Dept:302 – AMG
Anthony Vealy — Dept:302O – AMG
Mark Warren — Dept:457 – AMG
Randall Young — Dept:457 – AMG
Robert O Boyle — Dept:4897 – MCT
Larry Crow — Dept:820S – MLG
Drug testing for foreign aviation-repair stations
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it wants to require aviation-repair stations in foreign countries to conduct drug and alcohol testing for employees performing safety-sensitive maintenance functions for U.S. airlines.
The FAA said few countries require testing of aviation or maintenance personnel.
The proposed rule would impact approximately 977 repair stations in 65 countries and ensure that “employees are held to the same high level of safety standards regardless of where they are physically located.”
The FAA has been considering the issue for decades and Congress previously directed the agency to set the requirements.
Salvation Army Drive
The drive has started now and will end on December 18th.
We are looking for donations of socks, gloves, warm hats, scarves, and even blankets. We are working with the leadership at the base to have donation boxes placed at key points and will have one here at the hall.
Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Brother Troy Anspaw
It is with heartfelt sadness that we share with you the passing of Troy Anspaw December 3, 2023. Visitation will be held Monday, December 11, 2023 from 5-7 PMFuneral service will be held Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:30 PMInterment to follow at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens More information can be found Here
The Passing of Brother John Kelly Breeden
It is with heartfelt sadness that we share with you the passing of Brother John Breeden on November 16, 2023. Celebration of life to be held at The Springs 10367 Tall Chief Village Circle, Sperry OK 74073. November 29th, 12-3PM. John Kelly Breeden was born on March 28, 1957, in Spokane, Washington to Floyd and Patricia Breeden. …
The Passing of Retired Brother Leonard Darwin Harber
It is with heartfelt sadness that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Leonard Harber on November 17, 2023. Leonard had came to work at American Airlines back in 1997 as an A & P Mechanic. He worked for American Airlines for 16 years before retiring. He is survived by his wife Dianna of 48 …