Tag: RO

Contracting Out Seven 757 Heavy Checks

On July 20 Local 514 sent a page to all shop stewards notifying them that Directing Manager of Aircraft Overhaul Mark Easton informed us that American was looking to contract out seven of the upcoming 757 heavy “C” checks. Local 514 officials informed Mr. Easton that we are NOT in agreement with any outsourcing of…

TWU R.O. Committee Report

By Gary Kelley, TWU, ATD, RO Committee Chairman (918) 289-1032 Our goal is to secure TWU jobs by pro-actively dealing with departments such as Purchasing, Finance and Engineering to ensure compliance with out Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and to promote the value of keeping work in-house. For more that 60 years the Transport Workers Union…

RO Committee

By Gary Kelley The RO (Repair Outside) Committee is a committee established by the TWU International under the guidelines of the TWU/AA Contract. The Committee’s purpose is the prevention and oversight of outsourced work to vendors and outside contractors. It consists of ATD-RO Chairman Gary Kelley, Local 514 Base RO Chairman Joe McGill, RO Title…