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Negotiations Update

September27, 2019 Negotiations continued at the National Mediation Board offices in Washington, DC this week. Some progress on issues other than Scope, Retirement, Healthcare and Wages was made. Your Executive Negotiators remain committed to achieving the best contract in the industry. The Mediators scheduled additional dates at the Mediation Board offices October 8 through October…

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Retirement Seminar – Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Retirement Seminar – Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Time: 11:30am 3:30pm Place: TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Retirement issues before age 60 Retirement issues from age 60-65 Retirement issues after age 65 Social Security claiming Choosing the right pension option Eight options for health insurance in retirement Working and drawing Social Security Getting out…

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Negotiations Update

Federally-mediated negotiations between the TWU-IAM Association and American Airlines continued this week in Washington, D.C. At the request of the NMB, the parties have agreed to keep details of our discussions confidential. The National Mediation Board scheduled negotiations to continue next week in Washington, and we are hopeful that progress is made then.   Association…

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Transportation Labor Stands with Ground Workers at American Airlines

Source Ten years ago, American Airlines was heralded for bucking trends by not outsourcing its aircraft maintenance work to foreign repair stations. Now, 30,000 ground workers at American and their unions, the Transport Workers Union and International Machinists Union, are fighting to keep it that way. Since 2015, ground workers, including aircraft mechanics, have been negotiating with the…

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