I strongly disagree with President Barack Obama and his Administration’s opposition to the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways, and I urge him to reconsider his position. I shared my disapproval with the Department of Justice’s suit in a letter sent to the White House this week. We can protect Texas jobs and…
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OFFICERS CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN RECORDING SECRETARY Jason Best (918) 859-4802 jbest@twumail.org jason.best@aa.com Ted Powell (918) 638-2078 ted.powell@aa.com Perry Bowers (817) 846-9406 perrybowers18@yahoo.com perry.bowers@aa.com Shop Stewards (Dayshift) Dennis Zumwalde (918) 625-0104 dennis.zumwalde@aa.com (Nightshift) Bill Jackson Safety and Benefits (918) 809-1580 william.jackson@aa.com (Dayshift) Howard McKinney (918) 398-1998 howard.mckinney@aa.com hmckinney4@gmail.com (Nightshift) Clint Mitchell (918) 810-6174 clint.mitchell@aa.com …
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Opposes DOJ’s Attempt to Block Merger
The Transportation Trades Department (TTD), is telling Attorney General Eric Holder to stop blocking the American-US Airways merger. Edward Wytkind, President of the TTD told Holder: Your actions run counter to the interests of employees at these two air carriers . . . we urge the Department of Justice to reconsider its recent filing…
Unions Representing 70,000 American Airlines and US Airways Employees Call for Speedy Trial in Merger Litigation
Charlotte, NC, Euless, TX, Fort Worth, TX, and Washington, DC — Aug. 22, 2013 — The Allied Pilots Association (“APA”), the US Airline Pilots Association (“USAPA”), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (“APFA”), Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (“AFA”), the Transport Workers Union (“TWU”) and the Communications Workers of America (“CWA”), unions representing 70,000 American Airlines…
Equity Eligibility Notification Deadline Update
We recently extended the deadline when TWU represented employees would receive their eligibility information regarding the Equity Distribution. The prior deadline was set for August 22, 2013. In consultation with the mailing service provider we were advised of literally several hundred discrepancies in mailing addresses due to members retiring, being laid off and relocating which…
Crew Chief Panel letter from Gary Yingst to Mark Easton, 8-21-2013
Re: Crew Chief Panel Dear Mark: I was not able to be at the Crew Chief selection meeting with Tony Bunch. However, I understand it was a productive meeting and the following items were agreed to: Use same 5 board members for all interviews for a particular C/C position All 5 board members will be…