Bankruptcy Update: 2-22-2012

Posted now on TWUs bankruptcy website: The audio file of TWU’s February 13 Town Hall Call with International President James C. Little, ATD Director Garry Drummond and labor attorney Mark Richard is posted at: http://aa.twu.org. President Little answers questions submitted by members about the AMR bankruptcy. Listen now, go to: http://aa.twu.org.

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AA Workers Call on Governor and State Reps for Support

(TULSA, Okla.) — American Airlines workers in Tulsa will be calling on Governor Mary Fallin and seven congressional delegates as well as other state representatives to add their names to www.IsupportAmericanJobs.com, which has attracted the support of more than 15,000 people from coast to coast. Workers also began printing and assembling hundreds of yard signs to publicize their campaign. “This…

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Bankruptcy Update 2-20-2012

TWU Negotiators reconvened this afternoon at AMRs Flagship University. All represented work groups met with the company as they presented their analysis of cost outs covering the TWU pensions, medical coverage ptions, and sick time and retiree medical costs savings. The TWU Benefits Committee attended the presentation at the request of the Negotiating Committee. The…

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Bankruptcy update .. 2-17-2012

This week has been a whirlwind of meetings, presentations, discussion and activities for TWU negotiators and members. Monday evening TWU International President James C. Little and Air Transport Division Director Garry Drummond hosted a telephonic town hall reporting on the AMR bankruptcy. Members submitted questions via email prior to the call and International President Little…

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Update of the FAA Re Authorization Passage

Following three-and-a-half years without a full FAA re-authorization, which led to 23 stopgap extensions and one painful shutdown of the FAA, the Senate approved the “FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act” 75-20. The bill was introduced at the beginning of the 112th Congress, and contains several issues of great importance to TWU members.…

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OKC Thunder Basketball Ticket Winners

February 17th Game: Jeff Potts, Brian Kirsch, Malinda Hamm, Wayne Gustafson, David Sanders, Susan Bushwood, Pat Kinnamon, Eric Keys, Del Cotton and Jim Wopart. February 19th Game: Stan Jone, Doug Barnett, David Bellamy, Carol Matthews, Jim Foutch, Ron Gideon, Arthur Hendrix, James Gross, Heidi Virdell and Preston Wilson.

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