President:
All,
This week Marla and I, along with TWU Local 567 President Rollie Reaves, attended Negotiation and Difficult Conversations Training in Boston Massachusetts at the Harvard Law School Campus. Next week I fly to DC for meetings at the International offices with the new Air Division Director Andre Sutton.
Vice President:
Membership meetings are Monday please try to attend if you’re available. Everyone will be getting a Christmas gift. If you don’t make the meeting you can pick it up at a later time. We will post when and where this will happen. As always, my team and I continue to work through the grievances.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
Recording Secretary:
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits are moving to Lincoln!
Beginning 1/1/2023
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits are moving to Lincoln!
With Lincoln, you benefit from:
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An outstanding reputation for service and financial strength
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More than 70 years of experience in employee benefit
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An enduring commitment to protecting you and your family
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Timely, accurate claim payments and claim status update
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Premium amounts may have changed.
Please check with your local Benefit Coordinator (Our Local 514 Officers can help) to update your direct deposit in JetNet beginning December 28, 2022 through January 9, 2023 (please do NOT update outside of this window*)
*Members who over pay due to early premature direct deposit changes will not receive a refund of the over payment.
*Grievance Office will be open starting January 2nd from 5am to 4pm to assist in updating Direct Deposit premiums.
Happy Holidays!!!!
Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
Update:
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- We currently have 139 open Grievances.
- New Hire interviews will be done the week of January 9th.
- Please make your selection in Workbrain for Christmas.
- If you did not get one of your vacation selections please go to Admin because it’s first come first serve.
- Make sure your Training is up to date.
- Membership meeting Monday.
- If I do not answer my phone please text or email me. I might be in a meeting.
B.J. Rackers 918-346-8918
Executive Board Members at Large:
The Hanger 1 , 2, & 3 Grievance Review for this week was canceled . I have numerous grievances to discuss with the acting Director. He assured me we will meet next week . Please watch the OT reports for 1 , 2, & 3 , I have had several members report that they have been bypassed due to OT being proffered in the wrong areas or to the incorrect members .
Brother Grimm needs our help. Please go to the link and read about him and his story
Continue to work grievances Pre and Post Contract. Walking the floor, working the Grievance Office, and helping where we can on questions related to the contract, Vacation Bids, Shift preference, Sick Points,and Hgr 80 integration into HGR 5/6
Working Community Service projects for our Local 514. Operation Bikes for Kids we will be delivering 24 bikes to the Owasso HS Football fields Wed Dec. 14th. We will have a few radio spots on 106.1 the Twister with Natalie Cash and Channel 2 News will be there when we deliver the bikes. Time to promote Labor in our Community
Report Outsourcing Dec. 9, 2022 WE HAVE: 22 AIRCRAFT IN-HOUSE, 28 AIRCRAFT AT OUTSOURCED VENDORS Jay Potter
Angel Trees are up in the area’s , Please visit & help out a needy child for Christmas.
All gifts should be turned in by December 16th ,2022 . Contact George Albano for info 918-378-1947
Blood Drive is open on the following dates :
Frito Chili pies will be served . Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation.
Why? Because helping others in need just feels good.
Friday Dec 9 8am – 2pm
Monday Dec 12 8am – 2pm
Tuesday. Dec 13. 8am – 2pm
American Airlines Anniversaries
5 year anniversary
Dusty Green — Dept:020S – MLG
Isaac Veron — Dept:034S – MLG
Kirsten Ward Fitch — Dept:032S – MLG
20 year anniversary
Warren Johnson — Dept:302O – AMG
25 year anniversary
Randy Blair — Dept:259 – FMG
Dale Braden — Dept:911 – FMG
Edwin Cameron — Dept:288P – AMG
Robert Cleveland — Dept:302O – AMG
Robert Fields — Dept:208T – AMG
Tim Fluegge — Dept:302O – AMG
Mark Galutza — Dept:302O – AMG
Jyrlyn Greene — Dept:225 – AMG
Brandon Hamilton — Dept:95 – FMG
Joe Hickman — Dept:302O – AMG
Tony Kindell — Dept:223 – AMG
Joseph Welch — Dept:257A – AMG
Stephen Wolfe — Dept:302O – AMG
25 year anniversary (continued)
True Yang — Dept:257A – AMG
Jerry Frederick — Dept:489T – MCT
Kenneth Menzies — Dept:4893 – MCT
Shawn Kibby — Dept:022S – MLG
Stephen Lester — Dept:022S – MLG
30 year anniversary
John Rasinski — Dept:257 – AMG
Kevin Warren — Dept:226 – AMG
35 year anniversary
Mark Paddock — Dept:457 – AMG
Terry Thompson — Dept:725 – AMG
Randol Yager — Dept:607A – AMG
Thomas Roderick — Dept:489I – MCT
40 year anniversary
Gahlib Al-kazaz — Dept:225A – AMG
William Brown — Dept:257 – AMG
James Peters — Dept:180I – AMG
Randy Qualls — Dept:449 – AMG
Edward Strohmeyer — Dept:130I – AMG
Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Brother Tim Connor
It is with a deeply saddened heart that we share with you the passing of Brother Tim Connor this past weekend. Tim had been with us here in Tulsa working as Bench Avionics since 1994. Please keep the Connor family in your thoughts and prayers. We have no details as to services at the time…