Local 514 Digest for the Week of April 3, 2020

COVID 19:

To all,

If you are working, the first step to keeping safe in the workplace is to protect yourself.

    • Wear PPE
    • Wash your hands whenever possible.
    • When you get Home, Take your work clothes, put them in the washer and take a shower before interacting with your family.

Common items we use and may not pay attention to:

    • Cell Phone
    • Desk Phone
    • Keyboards and ‘mouse’s
    • Touch Screens
    • Wallet, Money , Credit cards, Debit Cards

If you feel as though you are coming down with the symptoms, Call in Sick. You need to let someone know that you are self quarantining.

It is all of our responsibility to help keep each other safe from this virus.

If we do not take this seriously. We will harm ourselves and others, including the ones you love.

LTAs contact information:

    • Martha Abbott  918.292.1853
    • Angie Anderson  918.292.1996
    • Jules Townsend   918.292.2644
    • Tera Simon      918.292.1357

 

A few Video’s on the COVID 19 topic were posted:

 

The March 2020 JCBA Ratification.

As you all should know, we are now under the March 30, 2020 Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA)

    • Mechanic & Related:   90.94% YES
    • MLS/Stores:                  92.12% YES

“The resounding approval of these contracts yet again proves that by standing together and demonstrating our solidarity and determination, we are able to achieve contracts our members deserve,” said Association Chair Sito Pantoja and Vice Chair Alex Garcia. “It is that same resolve that will get us through this unprecedented crisis facing our airline, our industry and our country.”

Article 4 has some very important language:

ARTICLE 4 – EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS

    1. This Agreement will supersede and take precedence over prior Agreements, Letters, local side agreements, practices, and exceptions whether written or unwritten and similarly related documents executed between the Company and the Association prior to the signing of this Agreement.

All agreements can be found HERE: https://twu514.org/twu-aa-agreements/

Special Voluntary Leave of Absence and Early Out Programs

These are some Company related programs you may be interested in, They are not Union based and we have no details other than what you can see at the following link:  https://people.aa.com/sm/VolPrograms

You can Call for more information: 1-800-447-2000 Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT.

Probationary Employees

We have finally gotten some clarification on the probation issue and the new JCBA opposed to the Old JCBA. From March 30th 2020 forward, Probation will be 90 Work Days.

The 90 “Work Days” do not include “Training Days.”

President Dale Danker put out 2 videos that covered this topic this week:

Reclassified Type 6 Tooling

Vice President Kendal Anderson and Myself met with Stacey Brown, Josh Voss, Bryan Beene,  The company said they wanted to re-classify the six employees in that work group. Of the six employees,   2 would be re-classified as Machinist, 3 as Base AMT, 1 as Welder effective March 30th 2020.

If there are any questions please call or message me,

Thanks,

Pat Kinnamon
Chairman of Maintenance

Long Sleeve Red Shirts

The red shirts are in. We are processing them and getting them mailed out as quickly as we can. We do not have a trade for you if you failed to order the correct size.

Dues payments while out on illness, injury or layoff

Article XVII, Section 4(a), [Any member who is prevented by illness, injury, or layoff from earning any wages in a calendar month shall be excused from paying dues for such month and such nonpayment shall not affect his good standing. For the purpose of this paragraph, the word “Wages” shall be construed to include any monetary compensation, totaling seventy-five (75%) percent or more of the member’s regular monthly income from his/her employment, payable to an ill or injured worker under applicable law, and/or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. …]

You may qualify, but you must act to receive this benefit.

Details HERE: https://twu514.org/forms/#exoneration