Letter from President Danker, March 11, 2016

Sisters and Brothers, I wanted to try to address some concerns I hear from the floor. “We don’t see the President or officers on the floor” My duties as President have taken me away from Tulsa for over 14 weeks since the NMB handed down its decision. I have either been in preparations to meet…

Mechanic & Related/Stores Talks Continue in Washington DC

Sisters and Brothers, The Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of March 7 th in Washington DC. Contrary to the message being delivered by management returning from the leadership conference in Dallas, your committee has not received any proposals related to compensation. Your Negotiating Committee, during this session, worked on the following articles:…

Crew Chief Self Demotion period 2016

We would like to take this time to thank all our Crew Chiefs. A “Self Demotion” is a big move for one that has been in a Crew Chief position for any length of time. This creates an opportunity for those seeking the position. NOTE: See Attached files for Q&A, Letter of Agreement and Posting.…

Association, American Airlines Negotiations Continue in Dallas

Mechanic & Related/Stores Committee Update, March 4, 2016: The Mechanic & Related/Stores Committee met with American Airlines the week of February 29th in Fort Worth, Texas. Your Committee wants you to understand very clearly, contrary to Doug Parkers video and what other members of management have stated, your committee has NOT received a final or…

Pre-funding Decision Reached

An arbitrator has denied TWU’s grievance regarding distribution of the contributions American Airlines made to match employee contributions to their prefunding accounts. TWU is reviewing the arbitrator’s decisions to determine the union’s next steps. “Nothing in this Opinion, however, should be read as concluding that the Company’s obligation to distribute the matching funds has somehow…

APFA Gets Denied the Company portion of their Prefunding

  VEBA Prefunding Decision – LAA In a decision issued today, the American-APFA System Board of Adjustment (SBA) denied the prefunding grievance. The two members of the Board appointed by the Company concurred with the reasoning of the neutral arbitrator while APFA’s members dissented. APFA contested American’s refusal to distribute to the Flight Attendants the…