AA Bankruptcy Court Update , 7-26-2013

The Court’s July 25, 2013 hearing lasted approximately three hours. Reserves Motion. The Debtors filed a motion seeking to establish the maximum amount of disputed claims to be utilized to establish a reserve for disputed claims under the proposed plan of reorganization and to establish procedures for the objection, estimation, and resolution of such claims.…

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TWU514 Election Official results, July 15, 2013

President Dale Danker 570 John Hewitt 431 Steve Luis 258 Kunal Shinde 185 Don Canann 123 James Booker 111 Harry Ashbaugh 101 Ron Ingles 38   Vice President Gary Yingst 677 Ray Wilson 675 Terry Lesperance 433   Secretary Treasurer D’Ann Johnson 734 Mark Bruski 268 Patrick Thornton 264 Shelby Morgan 234 John Carlisle 184…

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TWU514 Unofficial Challenged Recount, VP and Chairman of Stores

This evening @ 6:00pm, the Election committee had True Ballot return to do a recount of the Local 514 Vice President ballot due to a Challenge made by Ray Wilson (runner up). The July 15th 2013 results had Gary Yingst winning the position by 2 votes, G. Yingst = 677 to R. Wilson = 675…

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NMB to Hear TWU Charge That Teamsters Forged Signatures

SOURCE WASHINGTON (TheStreet) — The Transport Workers Union claims two Teamster organizers admitted their union submitted forged signatures as it sought to gather enough signed cards to require a representation election among mechanics and related workers at American(AAMRQ.PK). The International Brotherhood of Teamsters denies the charge. In an email, David Bourne, director of the IBT’s airline…

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Southwest Flight 345

Brothers and Sisters, The incident yesterday (July 22,2013) at LaGuardia Airport, involving Southwest Flight 345, is evidence of the lack of concern Southwest has demonstrated in regards to the safety of its passengers and our members as they continue to press forward in the name of cost savings. Thankfully, no lives were lost due to…

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Letter from NMB Referencing Case No. R-7365 AA/IBT/TWU

Published 19 Jul, 2013 Participants: On May 28, 2013, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters-Airline Division (IBT) filed an application and authorization cards alleging a representation dispute involving the Mechanics and Related Employees of American Airlines (Carrier). The employees in question are currently represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU). Also on May 28, 2013, the…

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