Association Continues Negotiations This Week
Sisters and Brothers,
Your TWU-IAM Association Fleet Service and Mechanic & Related Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines this week in Miami to continue joint contract negotiations. Below is each Committee’s update of this week’s discussions. Each Committee was able to reach preliminary, tentative agreements pertaining to some of the articles discussed this week. Download this communication
Fleet Service Negotiations Update
Your TWU-IAM Association Fleet Service Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines this week to continue joint contract negotiations. It was a productive week and progress was made. The union and the company discussed the following articles:
Preamble
Purpose of the Agreement
Safety and Health
Grievances
System Board of Adjustment
Fitness for Duty
Probationary Period
We will continue joint contract negotiations in Washington, D.C. for the next two weeks, beginning on January 19. We have also scheduled nine additional full weeks of joint contract negotiations through March. Your committee is determined to secure the industry-leading joint contract that every Fleet Service Employee at American Airlines deserves. Your support and solidarity gives us the power to achieve our goals.
Mike Baskett | Mike Fairbanks | Pete Hogan | Tim Hughes |
Mike Mayes | Steve Miller | Brian Oyer | Pat Rezler |
Art Risley | Andre Sutton | Rodney Walker | Bill Wilson |
Purpose of the Agreement
Safety and Health
Fitness for Duty
Grievance Procedure
System Board of Adjustment
Jason Best | Mike Bush | Ken Coley | John Coveny |
Dale Danker | Mark Huffman | Bennie Martino | Gary Peterson |
Larry Pike | Sean Ryan | Jay Sleeman | Mark Strength |
2016 Michael J. Quill Scholarship
TWU is now accepting applications for the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund. This scholarship will offer 15 college-bound dependents of TWU members with a scholarship worth $4,800. This scholarship will be paid out per year in the amount of $1,200 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four-year course of study.
TWU ACTION ALERTS
Local 501 Holiday Message
As 2015 comes to an end, our Local 501 Executive Board would like to wish all of our members and their family a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year. In 2016 we the TWU as a whole will have many expectations and experience many challenges in the Air Transport Division.
Pertaining to the Equity Distribution, should the Judge rule in our favor, our members will promptly receive their remaining share.
As for the Pre-funding Arbitration case which was held in DFW on November 17 & 18, 2015, there are briefs in the case that still remain to be presented scheduled in January 2016. If the Arbitrator rules in the TWU's favor our members should receive the Prefunding/Retiree Medical company match.
The most important expectation for our members in 2016, most certainly will be the accomplishment of obtaining Industry Leading Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements for our Mechanic & Related and Fleet Service Clerks.
When the JCBA's are in place, our Executive Board will need ALL of our membership's continued support more than ever as we navigate through complex agreements for the next few years. In 2016 and into the future your administration is prepared for any and all challenges we may face, and are committed to providing a robust representation for our entire membership.
"UNITED-INVINCIBLE"
Fraternally,
Victor J. Gonzalez
PRESIDENT