President:
It has been another busy week for all of us. A few weeks have passed since Rollie Reeves and Gary Schaible and I were in DC lobbying. Below is a letter on some of the work we did.
Dear Acting Administrator Nolen,
On behalf of more than 155,000 members of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), the largest union of U.S. airline workers, I am writing in response to the above referenced rule making. TWU members include aircraft mechanics (both line and overhaul), flight attendants, ground service workers, dispatchers, pilot instructors, and others who work in and around aircraft on a daily basis. The use of safety management systems (SMS) by all of the pieces of our air transportation system will directly affect these workers, as well as the traveling public.
Vice President:
Terry, Tracy and I went to Dallas for an EAP meeting this week. Suicide rates are still a great concern. 47,000 die by suicide annually. It is the second leading cause of death in people from ages 10 to 34 and fourth in ages 35 to 54.
If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or Chat988LifeLine.org
The next Membership meeting will be April 27, 2023
Recording Secretary:
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Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:
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- It’s been a busy week getting everything ready for the TWU Family Event at the Gathering Place & Discovery Lab.
- We currently have 64 open grievances. I continue to meet with management to resolve them.
- Make sure you are completing your Training. Some people were locked out and had to complete before being able to clock in.
- COMPUTERS: Make sure you are completely signed out after use. If you download anything personal to the computer make sure you delete it. DO NOT charge your phone off the computer. The computer will notice new hardware and pull information.
B.J. Rackers 918-346-8918
Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:
So, I went to the contractual quarterly meeting this week with the company and the union, in attendance for the company on the facilities side was Paul Guenternt, we mainly talked about the rental issues plaguing the system, not being able to track who’s requesting them and the lack of the rental company doing maintenance to the AA standard, I had an opportunity to bring up the issues of fire protection, and the apathy on the company’s part of following the required codes, the meeting was about 2 hours so I wasn’t able to go into great detail however I will follow up with more details by email to management.
There was a meeting prior which was solely the association with the new international TWU rep, Bill Clark, and I had the opportunity to express my concern in great detail of the importance of the upcoming contract negotiations and how the Tulsa base must be involved.
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- Budgeted head count 308
- Actual head count 312
- Number on LOA 11
- Actual number on base 301
As always feel free to call me
Jim Holt
(918)378-2079
Executive Board Members at Large:
George Albano:
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the Family Day Event this Sunday from 9am to 7pm . Don , BJ & I have been working hard to prepare for the event .
George
918-378-1947
Tracy Hardin:
We have had several members stop by the hall to conduct business or speak with an officer, sometimes we miss each other for various reasons. I would suggest you call to make sure someone is there and remember, Jana is out from 11am to 12 noon. This way we can address your concerns.
The local Veterans Committee is joining forces with base VMERG group to host a veterans benefit fair on May 11th. In the 3 & 4 Townhall room from 9am – 5pm. Dust off your DD214 and come speak to someone to start the benefit claims process.
Plan you summer outing. July 1-2, 2023 there will be a free airshow at Tinker Air Force Base in the OKC area. For more information and schedule of performances log onto www.tinker.af.mil
I will put up posters around the base.
IBEW Local 1002 is collecting donations to support one of their members that got hurt on duty. The worker was struck by 7600 volts of electricity and suffered severe burns over 40 percent of her body. Donations can be dropped off at their union hall located at 12510 E. 21st. Tulsa. Contact business manager Brad Perkins for more information.
Don McCormick:
TWU FAMILY DAY 2023 is this Sunday, April 16th from 9AM to 7PM We are at Full capacity and budget so the signups are officially Closed. We look forward to those that pre-registered for the event. For those that were not able to register before the close, we apologize for the inconvenience due to the constraints of the Boathouse we had to close the signups. We look forward to seeing you pre-register for future events. We will be having 2 events a year. The next event will be November 18th.
Tulsa Drillers Baseball Tickets available for pick up.
Tulsa Oilers Football will be Saturday April 15th and the next game will be April 29th.
Tickets will be available at the Union Offices M-F 7AM-11AM and 12PM to 4PM
Jay Potter:
We have 24 aircraft at our In-house Base Maintenance Stations and 27 aircraft at the HMP vendor stations this morning.
Reminder – you have a contractual right to put in for 8 hrs OT and the company must proffer the 8 hrs first, (Article 18 – Overtime, W.2. “It is understood that Full Shift/Day Off OT is the recognized standard”. After proffering 8 hrs the company may then proffer the Early Call-In (ECI) & Hold-Over (HLD).
I will be attending MRO Americas in Atlanta, Georgia next week and look forward to reporting out at the membership meeting.
Look forward to seeing you at the TWU 514 Family Day, Sunday, April 16, 2023 9AM to 7PM at the Gathering Place. I would like to give a huge thank you to our Entertainment Committee for making this happen.
By now you may have heard Eboard Officer David Cooper has resigned. I would like you to know David Cooper did a great job and will be missed by all. I would like to say thank you David for your service to Local 514.
Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Brother Bartholomew Deluca
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Brother Bartholomew Deluca on April 8th, 2023. Bart had been with us at American Airlines since 1989 and worked in the position of Aviation Maintenance Technician. Please keep the Deluca family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were available at the time of this posting.