Tag: RIF

TWU Local 514 Dramatically Offsets Tulsa Layoffs

(TULSA, Okla.) — Transport Workers Union Local 514 announced Friday that it has been able to dramatically offset the number of airline mechanics who will be laid off in Tulsa. At the beginning of the bankruptcy the Company’s term sheet identified a reduction of 2,700 jobs in Tulsa. After lengthy discussions and bargaining by TWU…

TWU Local 514 Reduction in Force Numbers October 5, 2012

Total number of TWU Local 514 effected by the RIF : 443 members. AMT =  300 Facilities Maintenance = 0 Stores = 0 Fleet Service = 143 Total “Early Out”: 742 Title I = 592 Title II = 61 Title III = 33 Title V = 56 Total Stand in Stead: 50 Title I = 33…

TWU Reduces Layoffs at American by 80 percent

Dallas –Strategic bargaining by the Transport Workers Union has reduced the number of anticipated layoffs at American Airlines by eighty percent, the union said today. Just over 2,800 TWU-represented workers at American Airlines have elected an “early out”/retirement option, negotiated earlier this year by union workers and management during the bankruptcy reorganization of the airline’s…

M&E TWU Title I & V PTR Freeze – effective 10/8/2012

Due to the M&E Reduction in Force for AA TWU Title I & V domestic cities (including SJU, excluding Canada), system movement within workgroups will FREEZE, effective COB 10/8/2012.  This includes M&E Base and Line Maintenance TWU Title I & V (includes Crew Chiefs).  This does not impact management or support staff, at this time. ****ALL vacancies after 10/8/2012 cannot be filled via…

M&E TWU Title I & V PTR Freeze – effective 10/8/2012

Due to the M&E Reduction in Force for AA TWU Title I & V domestic cities (including SJU, excluding Canada), system movement within workgroups will FREEZE, effective COB 10/8/2012.  This includes M&E Base and Line Maintenance TWU Title I & V (includes Crew Chiefs).  This does not impact management or support staff, at this time. ****ALL vacancies after 10/8/2012 cannot be filled via…

American Airlines Issues RIF Notices

On September 3, 2010, American Airlines gave out 250 letters of Reduction in Force to Union members across four cities in Title Groups I, II and V. The cities affected are: Kansas City, San Francisco, Detroit and Minneapolis-St Paul.

MCIE Capacity Reductions 06-11-09

Dear Colleagues, The airline industry has been hard hit by the recession.  The past year has been a period of change and adjustment for our maintenance organization and all of American Airlines.