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,…
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Snowball Express 2011
Snowball Express begins Friday, Dec. 9. American and American Eagle are donating nine chartered aircraft and providing free travel on several commercial flights for nearly 1,700 spouses and children of fallen military, who are traveling from 75 cities across the country, as well as eight international locations. Contact your GM to learn about volunteer opportunities.…
AA/AE Bankruptcy, TWU has and will expend considerable resources protecting the interests of our members.
Some questions apparently have arisen regarding your representations by TWU in American Airlines/American Eagle bankruptcy proceedings. I wish to respond and make our Union’s position very clear: as your collective bargaining representative under the Railway Labor Act, TWU is the sole representative in Bankruptcy Court for representing the interests of TWU members and protecting, as…
TWU AA/AE Negotiations Structure, On Behalf of the International Administrative Committee (IAC)
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Since the AA/AE bankruptcy filing on November 29, 2011, we have been working diligently to provide thorough information to you regarding the bankruptcy process, as our legal team continues to navigate through the various court proceedings. We will also continue to provide you up to date information on our newly created…
TWU Local 514’s Women’s Committee Raffle
The TWU Local 514 Women’s Committee will be raffling off the following items to raise money to purchase gifts for children in the Domestic Violence Intervention Service Emergency Shelter. Gift Basket from Belts worth over $400 4 Movie Passes AMC Theater Gift Card Olive Garden Gift Card Chili’s Gift Card Teddy Bear from Build-a-Bear…
Docket Update 12/7/11 – AA Bankruptcy
Published 12/07/2011 Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”) filed a limited objection to the Debtors’ motion for entry of an order establishing and implementing exclusive and global procedures for the treatment of reclamation claims (the “Reclamation Procedures Motion”) and the Debtors’ motion for entry of an order establishing procedures for the assertion, resolution and satisfaction of claims asserted…