FMLA & Pandemic Leave Documents

Main Points Beginning the Absence & Return Center will not accept supporting documents, including the Health Care Provider Certification Form and Vaccine Card, through email for all ground-based and Management and Support Staff team members. Pilots and flight attendants will continue to follow their current process. Using a camera-enabled device like an iPhone or Android,…

Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate letter from TWU ATD Director

Dear Sisters and Brothers, By now, I would imagine all of you are aware of Executive Order 14042, which requires employees of federal contractors to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. What we also know is the order also allows for each worker to request a deeply held religious exemption or ADA medical accommodation. What we…

Employment and Covid Vaccine Letter from our Attorneys

29 September 2021     Dale Danker, President TWU, Local 514 11945 East Pine Tulsa, OK 74116 In re: Employment and Covid Vaccine Dear President Danker: The Local has asked for our official legal opinion concerning the ability of American Airlines to mandate employees to have the vaccine for Covid. As American Airlines has not…

Say “NO” to COVID-19 vaccine mandates

President Joe Biden has urged private companies to implement a coronavirus vaccine mandate. Working people are concerned that this violation of people’s rights will cause harm to them and their families. Not only physically but financially. This harms the frontline workers who have been at work, not home since the beginning of the COVID 19…

Association Response to Vaccine Mandate

Dear Sisters and Brothers, American Airlines Labor Relations contacted the TWU-IAM Association on Friday afternoon to inform us that the carrier would announce some changes to the Covid-19 vaccination protocol and how these changes will affect American Airlines employees, including those represented by the TWU/IAM Association. American’s communication was open ended and vague. The Association…