Local 514 General Elections for 2025-2028 Term
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Read more →The Debtors filed a motion seeking to approve the memoranda of understanding among certain of the Debtors, US Airways, Inc. and any successor (“US Airways”) and the various unions representing the employees of the Debtors and US Airways. The memoranda of understanding address the effect of the expected merger between American and U.S. Airways. With…
Your TWU Equity Distribution Committee met this week at the International Union’s offices in Washington D.C. to continue discussions on the 4.8% equity stake distribution for all eligible TWU members at American Airlines. The Committee, with the assistance of financial advisors and legal experts, has been working to ensure the plan of distribution is equitable…
As Chairman of Maintenance for TWU, Local 514 I have been asked by the members who are assigned to Hangar 1 & 2 to write and to see the delivery of this letter. For the past several months there has seemed to be many missteps and misstatements from the entire Management Team in Tulsa. There…
This article was posted in Forbes on April 29th, 2013 “Why American Airlines Employees Loathe Management” it is the basis for the comments from TWU President James C.Little as written below. Subject: RE: Forbes Article While there are many inaccuracies in the article, the following are some of the most egregious errors: 1. Excessive pay to corporate…
“The IBT is acting like a parasite.” The following statement is from TWU Air Transport Division Director Garry Drummond, after it was announced that the Teamsters would be filing cards to raid the International Association of Machinists (IAM) at US Airways: As a trade unionist, I’m outraged and disgusted that the Teamsters plan to waste…
When does the 4.3% pay increase take effect? The increase will be implemented as soon as the Company’s plan of reorganization is approved and it exits bankruptcy. Since merger with US Airways is part of this plan, the merger must also be approved before the Company exits bankruptcy. This process is moving quickly. On April…