Local 514’s Digest for the week of December 20th, 2024

President: Today American Airlines COO David Seymour will be at the Tulsa base with other senior leaders to get a demonstration of the new Electronic task card system. I will be there as well to hear it explained and to visit with him as time permits. As Jay Potter mentions in his digest post I…

A Win for Aircraft Maintenance Workers: FAA Finalizes Drug and Alcohol Testing Rule for Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations

The Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule on Monday that requires foreign aircraft maintenance facilities to create and maintain drug and alcohol testing for workers – ensuring that airlines cannot skirt safety rules when they choose to outsource work abroad.   “This closes a major safety gap that the Transport Workers Union has fought to end for…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of December 13th, 2024

President: Every week, I have conversations with International Rep. Rollie Reaves to discuss open issues that he is trying to help resolve for Tulsa and the system. He called me this Thursday to inform me that he and American Airlines attorney Johnathan Oliff met to strike for an Arbitrator for the “Dodgeball case.”The Dodgeball case…

M&R Association Update: 12-12-2024

December 12, 2024 TO: TWU-IAM Association MembershipRE: American Airlines Tech Ops Meeting On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the leadership of the TWU-IAM Association held a meetingwith the senior leadership of American Airlines Tech Ops. The purpose of this meeting wasto discuss the accomplishments of 2024 and outline the Association’s expectations for theupcoming year, 2025. Representing…