This letter will confirm our understanding relative to the implementation of the Early Out Letter of agreement contained within the recently ratified AA/TWU Fleet Service agreement.
As you know, in accordance with the “Me,too” provision, the Company cannot implement the new terms and conditions of the restructured agreement until such time consensual ratified agreements have been reached with all of the unions at A A or for those without consensual agreement, abrogation of the collective bargaining agreement through the 1113c process. Based on the current status of the APA, APFA and the TWU M&R and Stores agreements, implementation of the new terms of the AA/TWU Fleet agreement would not occur any sooner than mid to late August, 2012.
However, since the Fleet agreement has ratified and contains the Early Out letter, the Company is interested in opening the window for eligible employees to sign up for the Early Out starting July 23rd and closing on August 1ih. Eligibility for the Early Out is based on age (45 years old) and Company seniority (15 years) as of August 15, 2012. The August 15, 2012 is subject to change and is based on the assumption the effective date for the new terms of the AA/TWU Fleet agreement will be August 15, 2012.
In providing this opportunity, it will allow employee’s sufficient time to consider their choice to sign up; however, the Company will not grant or award any of the Early Out opportunities until such time the conditions have been met to fully implement the new terms of the AA/TWU Fleet agreement as outlined above.
In addition, the Company will simultaneously open the window of opportunity for employees not eligible for the Early Out, to sign up for the Stand in Stead (SIS) program. In the interest of ensuring employees are signing up for the Early Out or the SIS based on their eligibility, the names on the current SIS list as of July 22. 2012 will be deleted. Employees interested in the SIS will be able to sign up starting July 23, 2012. Since the SIS letter of agreement is a continual process, the ability to sign up will remain open indefinitely; however, we will notify you when we plan to pull the SIS list for purposes of awarding prior to the anticipated reduction in force.
The Company will distribute and provide communications to ensure employees are fully aware of the window of opportunity for both the Early Out and SIS programs for Fleet Service and Ground Service employees.
Early Out Letter-July-11-2012 -Fleet Service – In PDF