Local 514 Digest for the Week of March 5th, 2021

Video – President Dale Danker on Tuesday/Wednesday Days Off

President Dale Danker in discussions on the topic of Hours of Service, Article 14. Here in Tulsa.

Retirement – SICK LEAVE CONVERSION

JCBA Article 24 L.

L.Upon separation from the Company, an employee will be paid ten-dollars and eighty cents ($10.80) for each hour of accrued sick leave in his sick bank.

ARTICLE 29 – BENEFITS  G.

G. SICK LEAVE CONVERSION TO HEALTH RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

The Company shall establish a Health Reimbursement Account (“HRA”) for eligible TWU/IAM Association represented retirees who:

1. Meet the retirement criteria of the 65-point plan or equivalent policy and retire from the Company;

and

2. Gives the Company at least four (4) months’ advance notice of the employee’s intent to retire.

For each such eligible retiree, the Company will credit to a notional HRA account the value of the eligible retiree’s accumulated unused sick leave hours at the time of retirement multiplied by the 50% of the hourly rate of the retiree at the time of retirement.

The HRA account credits may be used for qualified retiree medical expenses for any qualified retiree medical plan. The HRA account credits may only be used to reimburse the retiree for unreimbursed, substantiated, qualified medical expenses of the retiree and/or eligible dependents up to the retiree’s HRA account credit balance.

The HRA must comply with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company will be responsible for drafting and maintaining the HRA plan documents(s) and will have discretion over all plan-related items not addressed in the Agreement. The Company shall have the right to amend any provision of the HRA plan that is required by applicable law or is necessary to maintain the tax qualified status of the plan.

See link below to convert sick balance into RHRA

TO ORDER PENSION PACKET

Log into newjetnet.aa.com

Team Member Services > Leaving American > Pension Service Center (Read More) > My Pension > Request Your Pension >

Request a Retirement Package and/or Submit an Election of Early Retirement

Fill out the form and Submit.

Women’s History Month and Labor, The Beginning

Women’s history month is celebrated each year during the month of March in the United States. The sole purpose is to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and our society. When it comes to the labor movement their influence and contributions are still beings realized today.

We have all heard of the days of sweatshops, long work hours, low wages, and hazardous working conditions. What you may have forgotten is that the era of the sweatshops was employed by women exclusively.

In 1834 textile mill workers in Lowell Massachusetts organized a series of walkouts in pursuit of fair compensation after their pay was cut. The walkouts drew national attention and drove dialog by the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association, led by Sarah Bagley, to argue the case in Massachusetts General Court in 1846.

Stewards Meetings Monday!

REMINDER: We will be holding 3 Stewards meetings Monday , March 8th, 2021. One at 7:15am, 11:45 am and 3:45 pm. All Stewards please plan to attend.

We will be Training over the Grievance Process.

11945 East Pine street in the Union Hall. Face masks will be required.

Kendal Anderson
Vice President

American Airlines Every 5th year Anniversary 

Passages

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

The Passing of Brother Bob Carter

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Robert L. Carter (Tulsa, Oklahoma), who passed away at the age of 63, on March 2, 2021. Please keep the Carter family in your thought and prayers. Obituary for Robert L. “Bob” Carter Visitation…

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