Local 514 – Recording Secretary Update, May 23, 2017    

MRO Americas 2017 Pat Kinnamon, Ray Wilson, and I attended MRO Americas 2017.  We attended several sessions including Annual Industry Analysis and Forecast, American Airlines State of the Airline, and The Need for AMT’s. Growing the Next generation.   MRO spend is expected to grow from 67B to 100B worldwide in the next ten years.…

Title I, Chairman’s Update, May 23, 2017

All Here is a short update for Tulsa Base either current or future state. The A321 that was previously scheduled for a C11 check in Tulsa will not be done at Tulsa Base. A sixth 737 line is slated to start this fall at Tulsa Base. AA has not determined which hanger the work will…

9th Circuit affirms lower court decision on equity lawsuit.. May 22, 2017

This just in: Summary The panel affirmed the district court’s dismissal of two consolidated actions brought under the Railway Labor Act, alleging a union’s breach of the duty of fair representation in the decision to distribute the proceeds of a bankruptcy settlement to all of its members unevenly. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines,…

Boycott the Companies AMT Day Festivities – Wednesday 5-24-2017

Contract Now

All Local 514 members, It’s Monday morning and I’m headed back to DC to continue the process of negotiating a contract with a company that took holidays away from us in a shared sacrifice campaign we all remember not so many years ago. Also remember “we have to bring two large work forces together recognizing…

Letter from President Danker concerning AMT Day

TO BOYCOTT OR NOT TO BOYCOTT AMT DAY? It takes the effort of every union member in Tulsa to deliver a safe and quality aircraft back to service on time day in and day out.  I am a constant champion of Tulsa’s attention to Safety and Quality.  I express this to upper management every chance…

MLS Update, May 2017

To all MLS/Stock Clerks I’m writing you today to give you a update on what’s happening in Stores/MLS department. The company is in the process of hiring 40 new MLS positions. The openings will be as follows. 1-10 Open positions in Receiving (POSTED NOW) 2- 5 Open positions in HGR 1/2 3- 5 Open positions…