NMB to American Workers: “Drop Dead”

Schedules, Then Cancels Negotiations The Association had been demanding the Company meet with or without the NMB to resume and complete our negotiations. The National Mediation Board (NMB) after a long period of delay finally scheduled negotiations for American Airlines and the TWU/IAM Associations for July 16, 17 and 18 in Washington, DC. The session…

FAA has Safety issue over Court Order

July 15, 2019 To All Association Members: The attachment to this bulletin is the Association response to the letter received from the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) addressed to Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, Alex Garcia, Executive Vice President Administration TWU and Sito Pantoja, General Vice President IAM, stressing that “a breakdown in the relationship…

FAA Letter

To All Association Members: The following letter on page two of this bulletin was received from the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) addressed to Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, Alex Garcia, Executive Vice President Administration TWU and Sito Pantoja, General Vice President IAM, stressing that “a breakdown in the relationship between American and the Union…

Association Defends Members in Federal Court

Brothers and Sisters, Monday July 1, the TWU/IAM Association and the partner unions, TWU and IAM, defended against charges by American Airlines that our members (who are their employees) were engaged in activities not permitted under the Railway Labor Act. A ruling by the Federal court in the Northern District of Texas is expected within…

Missing nominee from 2019 Ballot – Executive Board Member at Large Race

It has come to the attention of the election committee that Brother Marcus Glisson was missing from the ballot as Executive Board Member at Large. We will be addressing this by having another election of the Executive Board Members at Large only. This will happen as follows: The Election Board will notify all Executive Board…

Wanted! TWU Safety Coordinator

TWU 514 Safety is looking for someone who has a passion for safety with the desire to help others, for a fulltime TWU Safety Coordinator position. Duties will include (but not limited to) accident reviews, safety walks to identify hazards and help provide solutions, liaison between TWU and management, giving safety report outs at TWU…