After many long months of Section 6 negotiations, with a significant number conducted in Mediation with the National Mediation Board, a Tentative Agreement has been reached with the Company. This new 3-year Agreement continues to provide economic gains and long term financial and job security for the membership. The highlights of this Agreement are as […]
Negotiations took place the week of September 30, 2019 at Southwest Airlines Headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The week started with discussions resulting in an Agreement in Principle with the following Articles: Ten (Part-Time Employees); Thirteen (Sick and Occupational Injury Pay) and Twenty-Four (Group Insurance). The company presented Article TwentyFive (Profit Sharing/401K) which ended the week working with this
Negotiations continued at the National Mediation Board offices in Washington, DC this week. Some progress on issues other than Scope, Retirement, Healthcare and Wages was made. Your Executive Negotiators remain committed to achieving the best contract in the industry. The Mediators scheduled additional dates at the Mediation Board offices October 8 through October 10. We
Federally-mediated negotiations between the TWU-IAM Association and American Airlines continued this week in Washington, D.C. At the request of the NMB, the parties have agreed to keep details of our discussions confidential. The National Mediation Board scheduled negotiations to continue next week in Washington, and we are hopeful that progress is made then. Please Post
Meetings continued this week in NYC between the Union and Company with NMB Mediator, Gerry McGuckin, Kate Ling and Wayne Fraser representing Engineering accompanied by other company committee members. Your Union committee was present and joined by GLR’s Mike Manzo and John Werkmeister. With the Customer Service open items having been addressed, this week centered
On September 18, 2019 H.R.4374 – Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act, was reintroduced to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill would require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes. Please see the full text of the bill by clicking the link below. Click here for full text
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Sisters and Brothers, Your feedback is the most critical part of the upcoming contract negotiations. For most of us, our union agreements will be the most valuable professional document that we will ever encounter. These documents will determine how secure our jobs are, what kinds of benefits we have, and how well we can provide
View the letter sent to the Secretary of the DOT Secretary Chao from our International President Bob Martinez, Jr. and Transportation Vice President Sito Pantoja respectfully urging the swift implementation of Sections 551 and 335 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. FAA Letter to DOT
There are media reports that an American Airlines employee was arrested for the unauthorized tampering with an aircraft. These allegations, if true, are extremely disturbing. The charged conduct potentially jeopardized the safety of the flying public and must be condemned. TWU/IAM Association members are the most highly trained safety professionals in the airline industry. We
The TWU/IAM Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, any conduct by any individual that jeopardizes the safe operation of an aircraft. Safety is the number one priority for our IAM and TWU members involved in the maintenance and operation of aircraft. These members are the most highly trained safety professionals in the airline industry.