Local 514 Digest for the Week of August 13th, 2021

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LABOR DAY is September 6, 2021 It will be observed as a day off for most of Tulsa Base. The window opens next week to put in your request for how you would like to take Labor Day. You have a 2 week window from August 16th through August 29th to make your request. Go…

Open Bankruptcy Grievances

Monday, August 2, 2021, I was informed that the Bankruptcy Grievance shares that were awarded to our members that had open grievances from the bankruptcy are now in your Computershare account. We have seen that AA made the shares available and then took the number of shares required to pay the taxes on this award.…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of Aug 6th, 2021

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Powerful U.S. Labor Leader Richard Trumka Dies Richard Trumka, the leader of the powerful AFL-CIO union and a close ally of Democratic Party officials, has died. He was 72. “The labor movement, the AFL-CIO and the nation lost a legend today,” the organization said in announcing his passing. “Rich Trumka devoted his life to working…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of July 23rd, 2021

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Questions & Answers  There were questions presented at the July 8th and 9th Live Stream with President Dale Danker: When will we get the updated contract books? Answer: The Union and the Company have completed the “page turns” in all contract books looking for mistakes and correcting them. The last statement from the International was…

Build Back Better with UNIONS, Pass the PRO ACT

On Wednesday, July 21, the TWU is hosting a Digital Day of Action to tell our Senators to pass the PRO Act. The House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) on March 9 and President Biden is ready to sign it into law if it gets through the Senate…