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Shop Steward Meeting, Monday August 11, 2014

Monday, August 11, 2014 Time …………………….. 7:15 AM 11:45 AM 3:45 PM Place ……………………..TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda Regular Order of Business Training: Seniority Integration/Preferential Hiring   Gary Yingst Vice President   SS Meeting Notice August 2014 in PDF

AA leadership announced the movement of the DFW 777 B-Check

Early this morning AA leadership announced the movement of the DFW 777 B-Check to MIA, beginning in late September. AA has notified us that a significant number of transfers will be moved into MIA, that offering will begin to take place in the next two weeks. A recent change was made to the electronic transfer…

Correspondence on the prefunding contributions and the 1114 process

Reply  from Paul D. Jones Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Airlines To David Virella , TWU-ATD  AA System Coordinator This will respond to your letter dated June 24, 2014, to Steve Johnson and me regarding the employer-matching portion of the prefunding contributions that were made to the TWU VEBA. The employee-paid portion of the VEBA contributions were returned to active employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements the TWU reached with American Airlines in September 2012, and, by the terms of those agreements, the employer prefunding contribution is to be distributed to active employees only “upon successful resolution of the…

No more 15 day waiting period for Transfers, Title I, II, III and V

July 22, 2014 Dear David, Per our conversation, effective August 1, 2014, the 15 day waiting period before a transfer becomes active for Title I, II, Ill and V employees, will no longer be applicable. On the effective date, when an employee requests a transfer in the online tool, the transfer will become effective immediately.…

TTD Supports FAA Effort to Raise the Bar on Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance

Washington DC – The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today urging the swift implementation of a statute requiring foreign-based aircraft repair facilities working on U.S. aircraft to be held to the same alcohol and drug testing standards as those based in the United States. “The time is…