Brothers and Sisters, As previously announced, the Association leadership and American Airlines Management participated in a joint conference call with the NMB mediators assigned to assist in our JCBA negotiations. The mediators are now responsible for setting the agenda, including dates for the mediated sessions. The mediators opened the call requesting the parties discuss the […]
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Negotiations continued in Dallas, Texas the week of November 6-8, 2018. This session your Committee continued work with Articles Five (Classifications), Ten (Part-Time Employees) and Eleven (Filling of Vacancies) also responding to Article Six (Hours of Service). Continued open dialog took place concerning Article Seven (Overtime). The company countered Sixteen (Severance Pay), as well as
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Recently the Company released the information and processes for the 2019 medical and dental open enrollment. The process is different this year as compared to past years in that everyone must participate to some degree in the open enrollment process. Even if you intend to change nothing with your benefit selections or your dependents, you
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Sisters and Brothers: Your IAM negotiations committee, which consists of CommutAir flight attendants and IAM representatives Lisa Ferm and Mark Diefenbach along with IAM General Chair Sara Gonzales, met with the Company to continue negotiations November 7-8, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout the session, your IAM negotiating committee passed proposals on the following Sections: Section
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Sisters and Brothers, Your IAM representatives met with the Company on November 6, 2018 to negotiate the effects of the closure of the OpenSkies U.S. base. We discussed severance pay, medical and dental insurance continuation along with continuation of any available pass travel benefits. In addition we discussed recall rights in the case that OpenSkies
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Sisters and Brothers: The Union and the Company have agreed to re-open the vacation bid to ensure seniority is honored. Bids will open November 7, 2018 at 1700 EST and will close on November 13 at 1000 EST. Awards will be posted on November 15 by close of business. If have any questions, please reach
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With nominations approaching for the Grievance Committee, we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the responsibilities and commitments involved in being a grievance representative. The grievance committee reports directly to the District Lodge, which would either be Special Representative Marche Cooper for CRJ representatives, or General Chairperson Sara Gonzales for ERJ representatives. You
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Brothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association met with American Airlines October 30 in Dallas, TX for mediated negotiations under the supervision of the National Mediation Board. The purpose of this first mediated session was to bring the Federal mediators up to speed on the status of our negotiations. Areas covered were compensation, healthcare, retirement, work
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Sisters and Brothers: We would like to inform you of a change within our ERJ ORD grievance committee. Cori Horowitz has resigned at both ExpressJet and her IAM positions to pursue other opportunities. We would like to wish Cori the very best in her future endeavors and appreciate her many years of hard work and
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Negotiations resumed in Dallas, Texas the week of October 22, 2018. This week your negotiation team passed Article Seven (Overtime) and the company responded, resulting in continued work with this Article as well as Article Ten (Part-Time Employees). Your continued solidarity and support are appreciated through this process. Present for the company were: Adam Carlisle
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