Tag: NMB

Federal National Mediation Board Asserts that the Agency is Still a Key Part of the Labor Negotiation Process at American and American Eagle Despite AMR’s Bankruptcy Filing

DALLAS – Representatives of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and executives from AMR subsidiary American Eagle were notified Wednesday evening that the National Mediation Board (NMB) remains committed to helping unions at American Airlines and American Eagle reach labor agreements with parent company AMR – despite the company’s November bankruptcy filing. TWU represents ground workers,…

NMB to bring American Airlines, unions together for an update

SOURCE: By Terry Maxon/Reporter The National Mediation Board wants to talk to American Airlines and its three unions – the Allied Pilots Association, Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Transport Workers Union – about the state of their negotiations. We learn this from the APFA’s hotline update Tuesday, which said that “the NMB has requested…

National Mediation Board Meeting Notifications

Board Member Harry Hoglander and Director of Mediation Services Larry Gibbons will hold a status conference. View the notices below: Meeting Notice – NMB Case Numbers A-13472 A-13491 in PDF Subject: NMB Case Numbers: A-13472 & A-13491 American Eagle Airlines, Inc. & TWU Board Member Harry Hoglander and Director of Mediation Services Larry Gibbons will…

Current NMB Clarifications

Dear Sisters and Brothers: Our office has received numerous E-mails and phone calls as a result of confusion created by newspaper and media coverage of our AA negotiations and the contract rejection by two of the work groups. In view of this, I decided that it was important to clarify some of the key facts…

Court Decision Upholds New Rules For Rail and Aviation Union Elections

WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement today in response to a decision in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, rejecting the Air Transport Association’s attempt to overturn new National Mediation Board (NMB) rules governing union elections:

NMB Decision on AMR Bargaining

The National Mediation Board announced on April 14 that bargaining between the Transport Workers Union and AMR will resume while the Board continues to consider the TWU’s and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants’ requests for release. The Board also announced that American Eagle and American Airlines will be treated and considered for release as…

American Airlines comments to the NMB about Release Request, April 1, 2010

Mark Burdette Vice President, Employee Relations Via Email, Fax, and Fedex                                            April 1, 2010 Elizabeth Dougherty, Chairperson Harry Hoglander, Member Linda Puchala, Member The National Mediation Board 1301 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20572 Re: NMB Case number A-13495

Re-Appointment of Hoglander to National Mediation Board

Transportation Unions Applaud Re-Appointment of Hoglander to National Mediation Board WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement today in reaction to the Obama Administration’s intent to nominate Harry Hoglander as a Member of the National Mediation Board: