In a letter to the paper published last week, President Little said, The premise of your editorial “The AMR Union Warning” (Dec. 1) about AMR’s bankruptcy filing—that workers and unions are unwilling to address changing circumstances—is simply false. In 2003, responding to industry challenges following 9/11, members of our union and other workers at American…
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Post 1113C Committee, Letter to Jim Little, from ATD Garry Drummond
Per the instructions of the IAC letter, the negotiating committees have appointed the following people to the Post 1113C Committee: NAME Local Craft & Class David Virella 501 Fleet Service Donald Dougherty 513 Facilities Maintenance John Hewitt 514 M&R – Base Jason Best 514 Mntc. Control Technicians Jim Fudge 541 Simulator Technicians Mike Cook 541…
Court Update 12/11/11 – AA Bankruptcy
On the day the Debtors filed their chapter 11 cases, they also filed a motion asking the Bankruptcy Court for permission to assume (i.e. “honor”) certain contracts with third parties. The motion seeks to assume hundreds of agreements that fall into the categories listed below. On Friday, the Debtors added to the list of agreements…
Motion Update 12/08/11 – AA Bankruptcy
The Debtors filed a Notice of Presentment of a proposed order establishing certain notice, case management and other administrative procedures (the “Proposed Order”). The Proposed Order provides certain procedures for the general administration of the Debtors’ cases, including, among other things, pleading requirements and service requirements. The Proposed Order also provides procedures with regard to…
Bankruptcy and PBCG, Payments and Retiree’s
Q. If a plan is nearly fully funded, does the law allow PBGC to treat the plan differently as to payouts or is the non distressed status irrelevant? A. The PBGC treats all terminated plans the same, regardless of the level of the funding before termination. Q. If I am already retired can the bankruptcy…
Local 100 Pledges Support For TWU Members at American Airlines and American Eagle
AMR Corporation, the parent company of both American Airlines and its regional carrier, American Eagle filed for bankruptcy in lower Manhattan on Nov. 28, 2011. Those two carriers employ well over 20,000 TWU airline division members across America in Fleet Service, Maintenance, Cabin Cleaning, Stores, Flight Dispatch, Meteorology and more. Other airlines have used bankruptcy proceedings to decimate collective bargaining agreements,…