Local 514 Digest for the Week of June 19, 2020

COVID 19:

We have had many questions as to how we go about COVID 19 testing. The following is the information we obtained from Premise here at the Tulsa Base:

The Clinic

Services Offered:

Phone Screening: Through a telephone consult, (918) 292-3250, you can meet with an RN to complete a screening of your symptoms and recommend the next steps.

Antibody Testing: Through a telephone consult, (918) 292-3250, a screening can be completed to determine if you are eligible for antibody testing.  If so, you will be referred to a Quest Diagnostics or LabCorp laboratory for testing.

COVID-19 screening and testing (both PCR testing and antibody testing) are covered 100% and are no direct cost to you if:

    • You are enrolled in an American medical plan
    • The tests are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or are distributed under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) procedures.

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July 4th Holiday:

Be sure to comp that day if that is what you want to do, Staff Admin is where you would comp it.

Employees not scheduled to work, or scheduled to work, but not required to work on the above-mentioned holidays, will be compensated for the day equal to the number of regularly scheduled hours at their regular straight time rate, or may at their option, receive one (1) compensatory day at their regular straight time rate deposited into their compensatory bank.

Article 22 covers this in detail:

    • M&R Page 136-138 
    • MLS Page 79 -81
    • MCT Page 58 – 59
    • MTS Page 46 – 48

Work Brain:

We have been hearing that the company will be handling all the Vacations Picks, Shift Bids, and Attendance related issues on Work Brain, it is our understanding this is to be possibly implemented sometime in Jan. 2021.

Tech Ops Changes to leadership:

Source: AA Email from Kevin Brickner,  Senior Vice President of Technical Operations

Technical Operations  

Our Line Maintenance, Base Maintenance, GSE, and Facilities teams will continue to be led by Craig  

Barton, Vice President (VP) of Technical Operations. Craig’s direct reports will include five Managing  

Directors (MDs).

    • Erik Olund will continue as MD, Tulsa Maintenance Base. Erik’s responsibilities will now include Engine Shop production and production oversight of our Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) providers.  
    • Dave Orban has been promoted to lead a newly-combined organization as MD, GSE,  Facilities, and Administration

The TUL Base Maintenance team will be led by a reorganized team of Directors. Erik’s direct reports will include five Directors.

    • Craig Sully Director, Component Repair and Overhaul
    • Stacey Brown Director, Overhaul Hangars 1-4
    • Robert Calhoun will return to Tulsa as Director, Overhaul Hangar 5-6
    • Bo Durasinovic will join the TUL team as Director, AAERO Engine Shops
    • Kemal Ibragic will join the Base Maintenance team and continue in his role as Director, Maintenance Repair Organization

As part of these changes, Dave Clinesmith, currently Director, Aircraft Overhaul, will move to the Director, Quality Control and Chief Inspector role reporting to the VP, Engineering and Quality.  James Arnold, currently Director, DWH, has been promoted to take on the MD, Corporate and Employee Safety position under VP of Safety Ron Thomas. Congratulations to Dave and James on their promotions. Finally, two existing open Base Maintenance positions (Director, TUL Aircraft Overhaul and Director, PTO) will not be filled and will be eliminated.

SUPPLY CHAIN: Craig Harry will continue to lead our Tech Ops Supply Chain and Procurement organization.

Craig will have five Directors in his restructured organization.

Jimmy James, Director, Aircraft and Powerplant Programs

Ryan Duft, Director, Stores

Tom Dietrick, Director, Material Planning

Mike Hanson, Director, Supplier Management

Jake Martin joins Tech Ops as the Director, Supply Chain Support

With these changes, Dave Foster, Director of Base Stores; Dave Vernier, Director of Line Stores and

Rich Czuchlewski, Director of Supply Chain Performance will all be leaving American. 

To see more: check your AA email for the announcement of all the leadership changes.

Union Meetings:

Out of an abundance of caution and concern for our members,  ALL TWU 514 membership meetings thru August 2020 have been postponed.

We look forward to getting through this pandemic and resuming normal activities when it is safe to do so. In the meantime,  everyone please stay safe.  

We will be postponing the June 29th and 30th regular membership meetings. And all other meetings until further notice.

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VLOA:

Reopening voluntary leave of absence program for represented frontline team members VLOA (through Sept. 30)

DETAILS HERE

Reminder:

If you are a Union Employee, You get your job assignments from the Union Crew Chief. Not from the Supervisor.

Also,

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be in town this weekend. We here at the Tulsa Base will be helping with Air force One as well as Air Force Two. Do not be on the ramp or in the area unless you are assigned to those areas at the Terminal or at the Base.

Pat Kinnamon
Chairman of Maintenance