Local 514 Digest for the Week of October 16th, 2020

LTD and STD

We have good news regarding the Hartford LTD, STD and Lincoln Term Life benefits. UBP received approval to continue working with TWU Locals as a collective group.

Short Term Disability

Members currently on the Union STD through Hartford will have the option to remain in Hartford, new enrollment will be allowed, at a rate of $35.35 per month.

Go to : https://www.twuaaunionbenefits.com to see what you currently have through the union.

Members on American Airlines Metlife STD , this policy will cease on 12/31/2020 , members will have the option to enroll in the Hartford Plan or New STD through Continental being offered through the Union, rates based on age and option selected from $27.12 to $196.18 per month.

Hartford and Continental plans vary in coverage and cost please review carefully

Go to : Look at the bottom of your pay statement, in after tax deductions, it will spell out Short Term this is Metlife.

 Go to : https://www.twuaaunionbenefits.com to see what you currently have through the union.

Long Term Disability

All members will be automatically enrolled in Metlife LTD through American Airlines, if members wish to decline coverage, they must through Benefit Enrollment online program during open enrollment. Members currently enrolled in the Hartford will have the option to remain with the Hartford through the TWU 514, however a direct deposit will be required in Late December or early January.

Hartford and Metlife plans vary in coverage and cost please review carefully.

Go to your Pay statement and look at after tax deductions TWU LTD for Hartford Cost through Union Benefit Planners

Go to enrollment tool on Jetnet the price for TWU LTD is for New Metlife LTD offer by American Airlines

               

View the New Policy:

• • • New Union STD through Continental in PDF
             
    • LTD Plan Summary and Rates in PDF
             
    • American Airlines, LTD – TWU IAM  01-01-21 in PDF
         

Hartford LTD/STD Policy for Comparison:

• • Hartford Short Term Policy
       
  • TWU LTD “Your Plan Benefit” Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Booklet 5.25.17 

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Overtime:

For those of you that work off your mobile device to connect to the Staff Admin application you will need to use a browser that can get you into the application without that “Adobe Flash” error..

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LETTERS OF MEMORANDUM – 1 – CITY TO CITY BID AWARDS

During the course of this round of negotiations, the Company and Union discussed the subject of travel time without loss of pay for those employees transferring by exercise of seniority on city-to-city bid awards.

During these discussions, it was agreed that the Company would make every effort, subject to the employee’s request and the needs of the service, to ensure that an employee received up to four (4) workdays off without loss of pay by arranging the employee’s days off.

It was recognized during these discussions that there may be circumstances where an employee’s days off cannot be so arranged so as to provide four (4) consecutive days off. In such cases, it will be the spirit of this letter to provide the employee as much time off as possible without loss of pay. It is further understood that the employee may choose to waive the contractual time limits for changing days off to assist in meeting the intent of this letter. 

This letter can be found in the M&R JCBA – Page 203

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DAT Election for Tech Ops

A couple of good documents for the upcoming vacation selection. If an employee does not select DAT then they will not be able to convert vacation weeks later for any reason. It’s covered under the FAQ.

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Jetnet Access:

In the event you are furloughed and want to access Jetnet to see bids and transfers in the system,  go to https://transfer.aa.com   

Thanks,

Pat Kinnamon
Chairman of Maintenance

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AMFA Rebuttal

In his video, a self proclaimed AMFA organizer tried to justify AMFA’s raid. A “raid” has always been – an attempt to solicit workers belonging to or represented by another union. The AMFA organizer cannot deny that AMFA’s Assistant Director has written a letter acknowledging that they are running a raid at American.

International Vice President Gary Peterson, Youtube Video:

In this video, a known AMFA Organizer is exposed w/documented facts: bonus payout vs lawsuit, how AMFA settled their lawsuit w/Southwest exposing its mechanics & how his ongoing relationships w/management & outsourcing vendors help finance his AMFA agenda.

 

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Passages

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