Field of Heroes
VFW Post 577 Memorial Boot Display is seeking volunteers for setup, guard, and breakdown of the display. The project begins May 27th and runs through May 30th.
Local 514 General Elections
We have had many inquires on the Nominations process. The Elections laws do not require this information to be public, the Election Board makes it public as a courtesy to the membership. The Election Board has taken every effort to make sure we are adhering to everything required by law, and are going above and beyond to make this election as inclusive as possible for the whole membership.
Nominators: Please take the time to Verify the Employee Number and the spelling of the nominees names.
The deadline to submit nominations is May 17, 2022 (Online, & In Writing) by 3:30pm
Campaigning tips:
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- Use of company or TWU provided email accounts are a violation of federal law, which is addressed in the TWU Official Election and Campaign rules.
- Campaigning on company time is also a violation of federal law.
- Please update your addresses on the Union website or at the Union office if you would like to participate in the upcoming Union Officers elections.
From the Election Board
election@twumail.org
Support the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
Dear TWU Members & Allies,
Assaults against aviation workers have skyrocketed over the past year, but despite the severity and frequency of these violent events, not a single passenger who has assaulted a ground service worker has been prosecuted under federal law. Will you send a letter to your elected official asking them to support H.R.7433 and S.4019, the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act?
The Protection from Abusive Passengers Act will protect airline crew members, security screening personnel, and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights. The TWU has been calling for a Banned Passenger List since the fall of 2021.
This bill has the potential to be a game changer. Introduced by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), it will implement a list of “abusive passengers” – those who intimidated, threatened or assaulted an aviation worker. Any individual on the list would be prohibited from boarding any commercial aircraft.
If you support the implementation of such a list, send a letter to your elected official today, telling them to support the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act!
2022 Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC)
After a two-year hiatus, the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC) Presented by Snap-On is back on! On April 25-28, 2022,
After two full days of intense competition, the 2022 Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC) closed today with an award ceremony honoring the student, military, maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) and commercial aviation teams who gave it their all.
In the overall MRO category, American Airlines made it to the podium – twice! Team Tulsa placed second and the DWH Air Raiders placed third.
“Congratulations to our Tulsa team. Tulsa is one of our largest operations in the organization, and we have some of the finest mechanics standing here right now.”
One of the student teams sponsored by American also ranked at the top of their class. Many team members at American devote countless hours of their own time to mentoring students in aviation maintenance, including the overall School category first place winners, the Tulsa Tech Adult Student Program.
Kendal Anderson
Vice President
Major League Fishing & The USA – Skilled Labor Unites to Build Fish Habitat Structures
Thanks to ALL the Local 514 members that participated in this event!
Major League Fishing partners with The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to construct OVER 100 “Georgia Cube” fishing habitat structures! Thanks to the volunteers from several different unions who gave their time & talent to create in 8-hours what would take a fisheries division OVER 6-months to complete. Our volunteers were grateful for the opportunity to give back to their local communities and fellow sportsmen – and we were able to experience some local anglers finding success shortly after we deployed these structures. (Make sure you stick around to the end of the video!) A special thank you to the Major League Fishing team & all of our local volunteers!! We couldn’t have accomplished this project without you.
“TWU Plan” ANNUAL FUNDING NOTICE
Annual Funding Notice, which details information about your pension plan, the Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL–CIO (the “TWU Plan”). Sending this notice is an annual requirement by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) and an opportunity to make sure you are aware of the assets in, and overall funding status of, your plan.
American Airlines is committed to seeing that pension plan participants receive the pension they’ve earned. Although the pension plans are frozen, participants retain the full value of their pension benefit accrued in the plans through Oct. 31, 2012. We continue to manage and fund the plans in accordance with funding requirements under applicable laws.
You can find more information about your pension plan and your pension benefit in the Team Member Services section of Jetnet. If you no longer work for American and do not have access to Jetnet, you may access your pension information at https://auth.myplansconnect.com/amrftw/login. If you would like to receive this information electronically in the future, please provide your preferred email address via the Pension Service Center > Communications > Electronic Delivery Opt In via Jetnet or https://auth.myplansconnect.com/amrftw/login.
2021 TWU AFN Act Consolidated in PDF
THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE-OFF, TULSA BASE 2022
Get ready for the 2022 Great American Smoke-Off! Teams of four compete to see who is the best of the best in three categories: smoked brisket, ribs and chicken.
Join us for Rib Crib BBQ being served at the following times:
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- 4:00 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m.
- 6:00 p.m
Date:
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- Thursday, May 26
Time:
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- 10:30 a.m. to 3p.m.
Lunch and Competition
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- 10:30 a.m. to 1p.m.
Where:
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- Hangar 3C & 3D
American Airline EBRGs will be on-site from 10:30 a.m. to 3p.m.
Want to compete in the Smoke-Off?
Register your team using the microsoft teams notice sent via email
Questions? Email valerie.knaack@aa.com
Passages
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
The Passing of Retired Brother Sherman Dillard
We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of retired Brother Sherman Dillard on April 28, 2022. Sherman worked at American Airlines here in Tulsa as an Material Logistics Specialist and was hired in 1972. Sherman retired in 2003.
Please keep the Dillard family in your thoughts and prayers. At the time of this posting we have no details on services.