July 9, 2009 Brothers and Sisters, As a result of several incidents regarding our business relationship, including the perception that there is a need to redefine the collaborative efforts of Local 514 and American Airlines, the Executive Board elected to assess our current participation in this process.
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Letter on Redefining collaborative efforts
Technical Specialists Update – 06/11/09
Mediator: Jack Kane Technical Specialist Negotiating Committee: Howard McKinney, Gary Moffitt, and Don Videtich AA Negotiating Committee: Jim Weel and Bob Dubreuil. Final disposition and agreement on all outstanding Letters of Agreement, Letters of Understanding and Letters of Memorandum was reached. Discussions and proposals on the use of relief assignments were exchanged. All full text…
Stores Negotiations Update 06/11/09
This latest round of Negotiations with American Airlines was held in Kansas City, MO this week. Our first session with NMB Mediator Jack Kane at the Negotiating Table netted some positive results as the two parties were able to come to a Tentative Agreement on 4 Articles.
MCIE Capacity Reductions 06-11-09
Dear Colleagues, The airline industry has been hard hit by the recession. The past year has been a period of change and adjustment for our maintenance organization and all of American Airlines.
Executive Pay to be set by Treasury…
There is a new proposal from the Obama administration. This one gets into the board rooms.. not the blue collar workers pocket. What an idea… See the full story
Transportation Unions Support Nomination of Hersman as NTSB Chair
WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement today in reaction to the Obama Administration’s intent to nominate Deborah Hersman as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board: