Local 514’s Digest for the week of Jun 2, 2023

President:

There is no word yet on the sick points arbitration decision. 

The “Dodgeball / pickem” grievance has been sent to the company by the Association to set for arbitration.  There are several concerns tied to this grievance. 

I continue to stress to the Board that working on grievances and upholding the contract is our priority.  We are not insurance brokers, and I want the Local Officers relieved of that liability.  The insurance companies that charge the members for coverage should sponsor their plans for you.  Your elected Reps should not be involved in people’s insurance claims.  

Please get in touch with me if needed. 

918-636-6089

Dale Danker

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Vice President:

Dale and I met with the Association Rep committee in Pheonix this week. We discussed many issues we have with the interpretation of the contract. We agreed with the IAM on almost all of the differences with the company. We are working together with the IAM to take several items to arbitration.

Marla Johnson

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Chairman of Maintenance:

Continued work around the Base:

Weekly Grievance/Comms with management 

• • Safety Team area meetings
  • Accident Investigations
  • 2 New 737 line (Hangar 5/6)
  • Contractor Safety
  • Roof Leak Issues
  • Floor / Ramp Safety Issues
  • TURBINE BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEM
    • There was a possible carbon dioxide issue.
    • * AA and the safety team called in an outside source to address and figure out what happened. Equipment has been changed and the Tulsa hygienist suited up and went in and tested everything needed; everything had been cleared for a safe return to work.

Hangar 1D and 3C tail dock 

• • (1D)Tail dock weight restrictions/safety issues 
  • (3C) tail dock under repair (parts on order with a late June delivery)

Hangar 1/2/3/5/6

• • Hangar roof repair has started; please be aware of the contractors and the roof work in your areas.

Hangar 5/6

• • Safety Volunteers are needed for hangars 5 & 6. Contact Brian.drenthe@aa.com if interested. 

 FLOC

• • June FLOC meetings are scheduled for June 15th at 1:30pm and 3:30pm.   All are welcome to join and participate. 

 

Attention all;

The doors in the center of the turbine building at the end of the long white hallway are closed due to safety concerns. (avoid if possible)

Joe Brown 918-284-9666

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Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:

• • Update: new hires will be on base June 12th. 7 will be going to shipping and 2 will be going to Issuing.
  • If you are getting DENIED DAT/COMP days try looking at DAT/COMP Swap.  Article 15
  • I had a meeting with John Holiday and Jake Prather this week.  Sandy Cowles will start Monday in TEO. John Porter will be moving to days. Midnight warehouse Supervisors will cover AO till vacancy is filled.
  • Make sure you are completing your training in Learning Hub. Please don’t get locked out.    

B.J. Rackers 918-346-8918

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Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:

Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, we had the TWU FMG (Title 2) International Representative Bill Clark and the TWU International Safety representative Jay Sleeman visit the Tulsa base and begin assessing safety issues at our plating shop; in addition, we also took them around and visited several areas of concern and as you could imagine they were very limited on time but are committed to visit the Tulsa base on a regular basis, hopefully in future visits they can spend even more time with the membership, thank you to our local president Dale Danker for organizing their visit.

Feel free to contact me with any issues you may have.

Jim Holt(918)378-2079

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Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

Carbon monoxide poisoning affects the brain and heart the most. Exposure over time might lead to symptoms that can be mistaken for the flu without the fever. Clearer symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include:

• • Headache.
  • Weakness.
  • Dizziness.
  • Nausea or vomiting.
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Confusion.
  • Blurred vision.
  • Drowsiness.
  • Loss of muscle control.
  • Loss of consciousness.

Please notify a member of Management if these symptoms occur  .

George

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Tracy Hardin:

The current battle between CVS Caremark and the state of Oklahoma continues to drag on. The Oklahoma Department of Insurance is accusing CVS of intentionally lying to customers about 90-day prescriptions. CVS is telling customers that a state law passed in 2020 prohibited long-term prescription refills. Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready had a hearing scheduled for late May to hammer out the confusion. More to come.

On Memorial Day 2023, TWU Local 514 helped sponsor the VFW Memorial Day Field of Heroes Display. This year there were 571 pairs of boots on display representing Oklahoma Veterans from Korea, Vietnam, and Post-9/11 that died in action or on duty. This display does not represent all fallen heroes, but is a start. The memorial will continue to grow as more casualties are identified.

Thank you to the volunteers that gave some of the free time to pay respect to our veterans men and women.

Sky Ball XXI has been scheduled for November 11, 2023. If you would like more information or to volunteer, please log onto: www.airpowerfoundation.org/skyball

Tracy

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Don McCormick:

Welfare and Entertainment

• • Tulsa Drillers Baseball and Tulsa Oilers Football tickets available

at the Union Offices on Pine. M-F 7-11AM and 12-4PM

 

AMT Day gift and Christmas Pullovers

• • If you have not received yours, you can now pick up at the Union Offices on Pine. M-F 7-11AM and 12-4PM.   No picking up for others at this time.

• • AMT Day Gift available at the Grievance office 5AM to 10AM  Other times vary depending on meetings, 32J’s, and working grievances throughout the base.   Call x3213 to see if an officer is there.  

Don

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Jay Potter:

We have 19 aircraft at our in-house Maintenance Base Stations and 23 aircraft at the HMP vendors as of this morning, June 02, 2023.

Still working on updating the Base Maintenance headcount for Scope compliance.. 

I will be attending the Quarterly Base Maintenance Outsourcing meeting in Dallas next week on June 07, 2023.  

We’re receiving calls about the AMT Day Gift from TWU Local 514. If you haven’t received yours yet, you can pick it up in the grievance office from 5:00am-9:00am (call x3213 before making the walk); you can also come to the Union Hall and Jana can help you from 7:00am-11:00am and 12:00pm-4:00pm. Please keep in mind everyone should be picking up their own gift.

Additionally, George Albano and I will be handing out the AMT Day Gift on Monday, June 05, 2023 from 8:00am-10:30am and 2:00pm-4:00pm in the Grievance office.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day and have a great weekend. 

Jay

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American Airlines 5th Year Anniversaries 

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REMINDER

At the earliest, our CBA could open for negotiations on September 26, 2024. It would be great if you share with the current officers your thoughts on what you believe we need going forward. Tell us what you think is working well or not working well.  

Email: Negotiations@twumail.org with your ideas. 

Special Thanks to all that have submitted their ideas. You are the ones that will help to make a difference in our efforts.