Last Thursday the TWU COPE Committee made a major move in representing the members here at the Tulsa Maintenance Base. Joe McGill, Teresa McMillan, Jason Best with the assistance of State Rep. Eric Proctor drafted a resolution for the City of Tulsa to call on American Airlines to keep the MOC (Maintenance Control Techs’ jobs and others) here in Tulsa, to expand and grow the Tulsa Maintenance, Repair, & Operations Base and to move forward into the second century of aviation. This resolution was passed unanimously!
RESOLUTION
A JOINT CITY COUNCIL/MAYORAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AMERICAN AIRLINES, AND ITS TULSA EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES; INVITING AMERICAN AIRLINES TO DISCUSSIONS ON OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND AMERICAN AIRLINES’ PRESENCE IN TULSA, IMPROVE AMERICAN AIRLINES FACILITIES AND WORKFORCE IN TULSA, AND ALLOW THE TULSA MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, & OPERATIONS BASE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE SECOND CENTURY OF AVIATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, American Airlines has been a major employer and good citizen corporate in the City of Tulsa for over 65 years, and opened its Maintenance & Engineering Center in Tulsa in June of 1946;
WHEREAS, American Airlines Maintenance, Repair, & Overhaul base in Tulsa is the largest commercial MR0 base in the world with 6800 employees;
WHEREAS, no business can be successful without the hard work and dedication of its employees;
WHEREAS, through the cooperation and hard work of management and the employees of American Airlines, the Tulsa maintenance base is the most _productive maintenance facility for a commercial carrier in the world;
WHEREAS, American Airlines and the City of Tulsa have been partners throughout the years providing the tools, equipment, and facilities to American Airlines and its employees, and provide a better work environment, facilities, workforce, and a better community for the City of Tulsa;
WHEREAS, American Airlines is the largest employer in the City of Tulsa. It and its employees and their families are a vital part of our community;
WHEREAS, American Airlines is currently evaluating re-locating the Maintenance Operations Center away from Tulsa;
WHEREAS, every job lost, is a family which must either move away or face financial hardship and constitutes a loss to our city as a community;
WHEREAS, the City of Tulsa is desires to work with American Airlines to continue our history of cooperation and to keep jobs in Tulsa and to expand and improve the amount of work, functions, and jobs at American Airlines Tulsa facilities, and help both move into the future of aviation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF TULSA:
Section 1. That the City of Tulsa supports American Airlines, and its employees and their families in this difficult time. The City of Tulsa recognizes the hard working men and women of American Airlines, who are our family, or our neighbors or our friends, and are a vital part of our community.
Section 2. That the City of Tulsa formally requests American Airlines to meet with City of Tulsa officials in the spirit of cooperation which has so often and so long existed between us, and discuss the disposition of the 200 jobs.
Section 3. That the City of Tulsa invites officials from American Airlines to discussions on opportunities to expand American Airlines’ presence in Tulsa, improve American Airlines facilities and workforce in Tulsa, and allow the Tulsa Maintenance, Repair, & Operations Base to move forward into the second century of aviation.
Section 4. That an emergency is hereby declared to exist for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, by reason whereof this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and approval.