Prescription Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Drugs

Beginning today smoking cessation prescriptions will be covered by the Core, Standard or Value medical plan options. The cost of the medication is based on which coverage option the person is enrolled in. Additionally, we will be offering the Knock Out Nicotine program. Covered employees and dependents age 18 and over can get the medications at…

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AMR Bankruptcy Update – July 30, 2013

Brothers & Sisters, I wanted to give you a short update on the AMR Bankruptcy. The voting deadline for creditors on the Plan of Reorganization ended yesterday and those votes will be counted and verified in the next day or two. We’ll know the unofficial results in the next few days, but the actual court…

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Teamsters ask for more time on American Airlines election case after TWU accuses organizers of falsifying signatures

Last week, the Transport Workers Union submitted material to the National Mediation Board alleging that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters had forged signatures to “showing of interest” cards. As a result, the Teamsters – who are seeking to supplant the TWU as bargaining agent for American’s mechanics and related employees – asked the NMB on Tuesday to…

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Notice: TWU LTD Plan Paycheck Deductions

Dear Colleague, As a service for TWU members, American Airlines HR Services works with Mutual of Omaha to collect payroll deductions for the TWU Long Term Disability Plan. Unfortunately, we identified that the amounts collected on 2013 paychecks from January through July were incorrect. In most cases, the amounts collected were too low, and we…

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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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