Local 514 Digest for the Week of December 10th 2021

Membership Meetings

Joint Membership Meeting December 13, 2021

Our Christmas Joint Membership meeting will be held on December 13th, 2021 at the Union Hall on 11929 East Pine street.

Three meeting times to better serve you..

    • 7:15am
    • 11:45am
    • 3:45pm

TWU International Brothers Gary Peterson International Vice President, Air Division Director and  Air Division TWU representative Tony McCoy, will be attending.

Feel free to bring any and all questions to this meeting, we want to hear YOUR VOICE!

BBQ will be served at all meetings!

Kendal Anderson
Vice President


The Overtime List:

“Will be Zeroed out every year”

Our current bargaining agreement (CBA)  Article 18, Overtime Distribution Procedure Paragraph U. 3. states:

On the second Monday of January, every year, at 2359 hrs. local time, the Company shall reset the hours by Classification Seniority on the OTL to zero for equalization purposes for all bid areas. In the event two or more employees have the same seniority date, the OTL shall list the employee that is higher on the master seniority list first. Overtime hours worked, after 0001 hrs, local time on the second Tuesday of January will be added to the new OTL.


MSP Progression Grievance Settlement

We already had MSP Progression in our CBA, Article 7, R. (Page 31 M&R Agreement) and it was also in our last CBA. This letter solidifies that the company will follow the agreement.

Any active MSP who has filed a grievance for an upgrade to a GSE or Facilities Maintenance Mechanic (“Mechanic”) position and had the necessary classification seniority to have been awarded the position on the bid will be provided three (3) individual options:


CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SELECTION

You have until December 17th to make your selection on how you would like to take the holiday.

In Jetnet go to Workbrain select TOPP/ Holiday

Your selections will be:

  • HOL OFF ONLY
  • HOL OFF BANK
  • WORK HOL ONLY
  • WORK BANK
  • SWAPOFF ONLY
  • SWAPOFF BANK
  • RDO – BANK HOL
  • VAC – BANK HOL

2022 VACATION AWARDS

The 2022 vacation bid week awards should be posted December 20, 2021. Please look to verify what bid weeks you are awarded. If you believe it to be incorrect please contact the TAC at 918-292-2698 within 2 weeks of the posting.


EAP Changing Administrator

Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, the American EAP will be administered by Aetna, a subsidiary of CVS Health. This move is the next step in our partnership with CVS Health that began when we chose CVS Caremark to be our new prescription drug administrator.


ADOPT A VETERAN

The Veterans committee will be collecting donations for the Veteran’s at the Claremore Veterans Hospital.

They are asking for  donations of Oklahoma sports memorabilia.

    • Sports items to hang on walls
    • Old sports jerseys, posters, footballs, basketballs
    • Helmets or hats
    • Prefer items be signed or framed

They are also in need of candy for the holidays.

    • Russell Stover Marshmallow candy
    • Plain Hershey’s chocolate
    • Soft candy bars or chocolate that melts easily like Three Musketeer.
    • Soft peppermints

Please take any items to the Grievance office or the Union Hall by Thursday, December 16, 2021.


Passages

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

The Passing of Retired Brother Jim Moore

It is with a sad heart that we share with you the passing on December 1, 2021 of retired brother Jim Moore. Jim had been with us here in Tulsa as a Crew Chief, Fleet Service starting back in 1968, Jim retired in 2008…