Local 514 Digest for the week of October 9th, 2020

TWU Local 514

American Red Cross donation need: With the second hurricane in six weeks to hit the Louisiana coast, and fires on the West coast the need at the Red Cross is at an all time high. Whatever or however you can help would be greatly appreciated.  Redcross.org Sick time accrual 2020 I have been hearing this…

TWU President John Samuelsen on the AMFA RAID

During the Covid-19 pandemic, most of aviation fought for the CARES Act and continued funding, but the bottom feeding AMFA union chose to exploit the crisis by raiding TWU locals representing American Airline mechanics. Watch the video message by International President John Samuelsen.

LTD and STD Benefits 2021

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…

Sick time accrual 2020

I have been hearing this question from the floor. Why do I have an extra 24 hours sick time in my bank? Last week (October 1,2020)  we were given 24 hours of sick time; this was added to our sick banks. It is our understanding that on or before December 31st 2020, we will have…

Rebid/Realignment

On Friday I met with The Management Team for Hangers 1,2 & 3. During the meeting, we discussed their plans to change the rebid/realignment. This process is set to begin on Monday for Crew Chiefs and shortly after for Crew Members. The plan presented shows a 20% drop in crew who are scheduled for Saturday…