Letter to a TWU Local 514 Member

April 26, 2011 Dear “TWU Member”, Hospital participation status – you may be affected We are writing to let you know that effective 06-01-2011, the hospital listed below will no longer participate in the Aetna network: Claremore Regional Hospital 1202 North Muskogee Place Claremore, OK 74017-3058 (918) 341-2566 What the change means for you We…

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Safety Tip of the Week

We see emergency rescue personnel use a seat belt cutter to remove an injured child hanging from his infant car seat in an upside down, wrecked vehicle in flames. Museum staffers easily remove hundreds of layers of plastic wrapping from historic antiques arriving for an exhibit with a hook knife, or bakers open bags of…

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Transfer List Changes

Recently it was discovered that the AMT Avionics 12L/12M Transfer list wasn’t posted as AMT BenchAvionics. This list is for types 4, 5, and 6 work not type 8 work. To correct this error the AMT Avionics Transfer list had to be deleted and a new one established named “AMT Bench Avionics”. Going forward if you…

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M&R Negotiations Update – 05/13/11

On Tuesday May 10, 2011, the M&R Negotiating Committee met with management and mediator Jack Kane. Management submitted counter proposals for: Article 1 – Scope Article 3 – Hours of Work Article 4 – Compensation Article 5 – Shift Differential Article 6 – Overtime Article 7 – Holidays Article 8 – Vacations Article 11 –…

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NALC 2011 FOOD DRIVE

On Saturday, May 14th, the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 1358 is sponsoring their 19th annual food drive and they need our help.  Last year we had about 30 union volunteers that helped unload food and it was a BIG help.  We, again, need volunteers this year to help unload food, pick-up food from mail routes, etc. If…

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Arbitration Update

submitted by Gary Elias, Arbitration Team As many of our members may already know, the long awaited A.O.S. (Aircraft Ordering System) Decision is in. The bottom line: “Grievance Denied” The Company prevailed, not because the Union was unable to prove this was bargaining unit work, but because their witness testified that Planners, Schedulers and Supervisors…

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