Brother Laursen’s statement: There is a good amount of worry about TWU members losing our sick days and maybe our entire sick bank. Any comment ? The current CBA spells out our sick leave in Article 34. The only way the company can take this away is if we negotiate changes to our CBA. The…
VIA Email & Certified Mail #7003-2260-0004-7869-4565 September 11, 2014 Mr. James Weel Managing Director Labor Relations – Technical Operations American Airlines Inc. P.O. Box 619616 MD 5235 DFW Airport, TX 75261-9147 Subject: 29(d) Grievance Dear Jim: In accordance with the collective bargaining agreements now in effect, the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (“TWU”), pursuant…
Reply from Paul D. Jones Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Airlines To David Virella , TWU-ATD AA System Coordinator This will respond to your letter dated June 24, 2014, to Steve Johnson and me regarding the employer-matching portion of the prefunding contributions that were made to the TWU VEBA. The employee-paid portion of the VEBA contributions were returned to active employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements the TWU reached with American Airlines in September 2012, and, by the terms of those agreements, the employer prefunding contribution is to be distributed to active employees only “upon successful resolution of the…
You had asked about last week’s order out of the bankruptcy court and whether it meant that the retirees were going to win and keep their medical insurance. The bottom line is that the order did not say that; on the other hand, it did not tell American that it could simply wipe out the…
New Overtime Guidelines TWU 514 leaders met and reviewed the new language Meeting with AA Today for clarification Workers Compensation Law The legislation revolves around three parts: the Administrative Compensation Act, the Oklahoma Benefit Act — which includes the opt-out provision — and the Arbitration Act. Starting on February 1, an administrative process with three appointed commissioners…
IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING THE 1114 AND RETIREES November 5, 2013 On October 21, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Court overseeing American Airlines chapter 11 bankruptcy case entered an order confirming American Airlines chapter 11 plan. There has been some confusion about what the confirmation order means for American’s 40,000 plus retirees and their benefits. The…
Brothers & Sisters, I wanted to give you a short update on the AMR Bankruptcy. The voting deadline for creditors on the Plan of Reorganization ended yesterday and those votes will be counted and verified in the next day or two. We’ll know the unofficial results in the next few days, but the actual court…
Does the current MOU eliminate the former “me too” language for comparison of wages, benefits and working conditions for non-union hourly and the non-union salaried and management employees of the Company for all “me too” purposes? The “me too” was only with AA. If AA remained stand alone the “me too” would stay in effect through its defined…
As you may recall, on July 6, 2012. AMR filed a complaint asking the bankruptcy court to declare that none of AMR’s current retirees (both union or non-union) have a vested right to retiree medical benefits. AMR asserts that under ERISA, the health and welfare benefits the debtors provide to current retirees (including TWU retirees)…