Passages

Passages “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

Why Unions are in Politics…

US Congressmen, Senators, and Oklahoma Governors often decide issues by a vote that affect our daily lives, i.e., labor contracts, they can freeze wages and do away with medical insurance for example: An emergency rule that eliminates birth as a qualifying event for individual health insurance coverage was approved by Republican Gov. Mary Fallin this…

Q and A from the TWU informational website concerning the AA Bankruptcy

These are the questions that have been added to the TWU informational site concerning the AA Bankruptcy.. since my last emailing of the Q&A, This starts at question 72. You can always visit the aa.twu.org site for all the detailed information. Take Care, Allan Ball TWU514 IT/Communications _______________________________   How does our failed T/A compare (wages, benefits,…

Joins us, Welcome home LCPL Dillon Chapin US Marine Corp…

The family of LCPL Dillon Chapin US Marine Corps has requested us to help welcome there hero home fromAfghanistan. LCPL Chapin will be coming home for some well deserved leave. Arriving 02/21/2012, @  09:36 am flying Delta Airlines Flt, 5084 Curtis Lyons Chairman Local 514 Veterans Committee

American Airlines Pensions: Get the Facts

American Airlines has announced it wants to end the pension plans of its 130,000 workers and retirees. The company will ask the bankruptcy court to transfer its pension obligations to PBGC. Pensions are promises made to working Americans who count on them for a secure retirement. Those promises should not be broken lightly. PBGC will…

Transport Workers Union Gives AMR Early Out/Separation Proposal; Proposed $75K Incentive Payments an Alternative to Massive Layoffs During Bankruptcy

FORT WORTH – The Transport Workers Union presented plans to American Airlines management today that provide a blueprint for voluntary early out/separation as a way to avoid draconian, involuntary layoffs, while saving money for the company. On February 1, 2012, AMR management announced that it planned to reduce the company’s workforce by 9,000 from TWU-represented work…

TWU Negotiators Propose Early Out Package to AMR

Today, the TWU representing all work groups drafted a serious cost savings proposal for the company. The committee has proposed an early out package for all eligible employees in an immediate cost savings benefit for AMR. Eligibility for the package would include:   Plan A: Retirement eligible • 10 years of service and age 55…