We have learned today that the NMB is requesting additional information to enable them to determine class and craft issues for representational purposes. An example of this would be the IAM under LUS CBA represents Planners/Schedulers and Legacy American Airlines Planners/Schedulers are considered Non-Union positions. I have had discussions with the Air Transport Division of the…
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US Airways agreement with IAM, July 19, 2014 Full Language
Get it HERE AGREEMENT by and between US Airways, INC. and the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS ___________________________________________________ PREAMBLE This Agreement is made and entered into this 19th day of July 2014, in accordance with the provisions of Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between…
American and the Frozen Pension Plan
As we all know, AA wanted to do away with our defined pension plan and used bankruptcy as a platform to justify this. The PBGC was on our side and exposed the flawed argument that was proposed by AA. As with all of the questions we receive from the membership, the TWU514 looks to those…
US Airways Tentative Agreement Mechanic and Related Dated 6-27-2014
Enclosed in this package, as outlined in the District 142 By-Laws, Article XIII, Section 1, are all changes, plainly marked, for the memberships review. All other terms and conditions contained in the April 3, 2008 LUS (Legacy US Airways) Mechanic and Related Collective Bargaining Agreement will continue to apply as written unless specified within this…
US Airways Negotiation Update – May 22, 2014
IAM representatives met with US Airways management and Linda Puchala, Chair of the National Mediation Board over the past 3 days trying to resolve the contract proposals that must be addressed in order to reach a tentative agreement on behalf of all IAM US Airways members. The main focus of the discussions was our demand…
514 – What’s on the plate
Stand in Stead Deadline is March 10, 2014 Read more HERE Equity Distribution As this process goes, AA determines the “when and if” of the distributions. The only statement that seemed official is that the final distribution will be on the 120th day. The last distributions were posted by AA the week of the distribution.…
IAM & US Airways – Negotiation Update: NMB MEETING SCHEDULED
The National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled meetings between the principal representatives in the US Airways – IAM negotiations. The meetings are set for March 18 and 19, 2014 at the offices of the NMB in Washington, DC. While preparations continue for a proffer of arbitration, rejection of that proffer and the establishment of a…
514 – What’s on the plate
Firefighters Union (IAFF) Support Kathy Taylor for Mayor IAFF Which represent the Oklahoma Firefighters stopped by in support of Kathy Taylor for Mayor. See photos HERE Benefits TWU Benefits My.AA.com Profit Sharing AMR said Thursday that it earned $289 million, or 76 cents per share, in the third quarter. That’s a turnaround from a…
Teamsters’ Raid at American Airlines in Disarray
Today’s election results are a major victory for the US Airways mechanics and the Machinists’ Union. TWU members are proud to stand with US Airway mechanics who supported their union and rejected a phony, wasteful campaign by the Teamsters. Now that the Teamsters have lost at US Airways, their raid at American is in deep…
Pension Plan Helps IAM in Campaign at US Airways
By Ted Reed – 05/29/13 – 6:45 AM EDT SOURCE CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — As the Teamsters union seeks to raid mechanics at US Airways , the toughest question the union has to answer concerns the impact that a change could have on the mechanics’ pensions. The International Association of Machinists provides members, including 3,500 US Airways mechanics,…