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Deterring Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing By International President John Samuelsen ver since I was elected International President in 2017, the TWU has been fighting the overseas outsourcing of aircraft repair and overhaul, bringing back good-paying, blue-collar jobs to the U.S. We have steadfastly fought the offshoring of maintenance taking on the issue in our contracts, in…
President: All, I attended an IEC (International Executive Council) meeting in California this week. During this meeting it was announced that current Air Division Director Gary Peterson would transition to a new role as Chief of Staff for International President John Samuelsen. Andre Sutton, current International Rep. was named as Peterson’s replacement. I’ve been asked,…
I continue to work on Base Maintenance Outsourcing. Below is a review of our CBA regarding base outsourcing. Base Maintenance Outsourcing is found in Article 6.E. through 6.I. of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Section F. & I. covers the AO & AO Support Shops, “Company base maintenance employees will perform at least fifty (50%)…
Please see attached Proposal from Lincoln for our STD and LTD insurance, 2023. (Please note that the earnings definition to include Overtime up to 15 hours and the shift differential pay will be updated during implementation for the policy docs)
The third quarter International Veterans was hosted by Local 514 this year. From September 27th to 29th we had an opportunity to convene TWU member veterans from all across the country educate, collaborate, plan for the future, and support one another. We had attendees from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Ohio, and…
Effective October 10, 2022, Gary Peterson will be moving into the role of Chief of Staff to the International President. Andre Sutton will assume the position of Air Division Director; for some time Gary will continue to assist the Air Division thru the transitional period. Effective October 31, 2022, Theotis James and Carl Martin will…