American Eagle Update for March 14, 2012

Today, American Eagle confirmed with TWU leaders that they will begin their Section 1113 process next Wednesday, March 21 at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center at 9:00am cdt. The meeting is for all represented work groups and negotiating committees. American Eagle CEO Dan Garton will provide an overview of the company’s business plan…

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HEADS UP – SCAM…

This was brought to my attention today, Please pass on to our membership. D’Ann Johnson TWU514 Executive Board Member at Large *Subject: Outplacement Agency Contacting AA Employees *Summary:* In the past two weeks, an outplacement agency called CPR-My Career has contacted AA employees across several workgroups in the DFW area. The agency tells the AA…

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Letter from Bill Collins to M&E Base Employees

This is the letter that was put out today about the parking lot car damage from Bill Collins.   As some of you may have heard, we had an incident of damage to some of our employees’ vehicles in the parking lot yesterday (3-13-2012). We are currently investigating the situation, but we have no information…

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Bankruptcy Update for March 13, 2012

The TWU Negotiators met today at Flagship University amid a flurry of media rumors reporting a possible merger with U.S. Airways and American Airlines. There are no facts to substantiate these rumors. Last week AMR filed for a six month extension for its exclusive reorganization time limit which expires March 28. If the court agrees…

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AMR Bankruptcy Update for March 7 – 9th, 2012

This week’s negotiations have shown some progress. On Wednesday AMR announced they would accept the TWU Negotiating Teams proposal to “freeze” existing defined benefit pension plans. This is a major move forward in these difficult negotiations, but remains subject to reaching consensual agreements with all TWU represented work groups. The TWU website has posted an…

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ATD Today March 9, 2012

Letter from James C. Little to the National Mediation Board Re: American Airlines and Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIO Seven Contract Groups Dear Chairman Puchala and Members Dougherty and Hoglander: I write on behalf of the Transport Workers Union of America (“TWU”), the certified representative for more than 24,000 bargaining unit employees employed at…

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