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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…

Express Scripts: Compound Management Top 25 Exclusion List

The top 25 ingredients included in the Express Scripts Compound Management exclusion list represent the majority of the compounds and nearly 85% are utilized for topical pain or a base (e.g. cream). Compounds are not FDA approved. See List HERE.. Compound Management Exclusion List

U S AIRWAYS MECHANIC AND RELATED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFIED

Ratification voting was conducted yesterday throughout the system. The tentative agreement has been ratified by a majority of the voting membership. The negotiated pay raises become effective Monday July 21, 2014. Once again we thank you for your support and patience during this process. Fraternally yours, Tom Higginbotham PRESIDENT & DIRECTING GENERAL CHAIR Here is…

New 737 Heavy Check HOC 1&2 and Transfer Suspension letters from AA

New 737 Heavy Check HOC 1&2 From: Mark Easton Managing Director ,AO&M Recent changes to the MD80 fleet plan have eliminated the need to restart the second heavy check line in August. The workload demand on the 757 fleet in HOC 5&6 will decrease due to the completion of LC/MC on dock 5C. While these…

US Airways Tentative Agreement Mechanic and Related Dated 6-27-2014

Enclosed in this package, as outlined in the District 142 By-Laws, Article XIII, Section 1, are all changes, plainly marked, for the memberships review. All other terms and conditions contained in the April 3, 2008 LUS (Legacy US Airways) Mechanic and Related Collective Bargaining Agreement will continue to apply as written unless specified within this…