M&R Negotiations Update – 10/06/11

The TWU Maintenance and Related (M&R) Negotiating Committee reconvened in Hurst, Texas on October 6, 2011. During this meeting Larry Pike, President TWU Local 567, Don Videtich, ATD Representative and Mark Richard, Labor Attorney, reported on the informal meetings of October 3-5, 2011, with representatives from American Airlines Senior Management . The parties continued the…

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American Airlines bankruptcy? Not so fast! (Article from Examiner.com)

 Talking, heads, industry observers, and general aviation pundits have been tossing about all sorts of analysis over whether the Ft. Worth based carrier might finally join its legacy brethren in the bankruptcy Walk of Shame. Delta and United have done it. US Airways and merger partner America West both did it twice, as did Continental…

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Negotiations Update

This week the M&R Negotiation Team met with the Company in Dallas/Forth-Worth. As the Company has been in the news recently, with speculation of bankruptcy and the only major airline to forecast future losses while in negotiations with all labor groups, we feel the Company isn’t giving us the credit we deserve. The three unions…

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Benefits Benefits Benefits

Open Enrollment is here! Sign in to Jetnet and enroll in your benefits! This is a limited time offer! There are several new insurance benefits that will be offered through the TWU. There will also be an open enrollment for some TWU benefits that are already in place. First, there are five (5) brand new…

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TWU COPE

Last Thursday the TWU COPE Committee made a major move in representing the members here at the Tulsa Maintenance Base. Joe McGill, Teresa McMillan, Jason Best with the assistance of State Rep. Eric Proctor drafted a resolution for the City of Tulsa to call on American Airlines to keep the MOC (Maintenance Control Techs’ jobs and others)…

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American Postal Workers Rally

B U L L E T I N Local 514 is joining with the American Postal Workers Union in a rally to keep our jobs in Tulsa. The Post Office is under the threat of privatization and AA is planning to send 230 of our jobs to Dallas. Help us bring awareness to the public…

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