See the copy below of the letter sent on June 6, 2019, to American Airlines President Robert Isom, from The Association. June 6, 2019 Robert Isom President, American Airlines 4333 Amon Carter Blvd. Maildrop 5608 Fort Worth, TX 76155 Mr. Isom: On May 21, at a Company ‘town hall meeting’, you made a commitment […]
Brothers and Sisters, In its continued efforts to stymie negotiations for Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements with the TWU-IAM Association, American Airlines is pushing forward with its frivolous lawsuit in a Fort Worth, TX Federal Court. A calendar has been set by the court for the parties to meet in two pre-trial settlement conferences during the
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This week significant changes were announced that are reflective of discussions, both long and short term, between the IAM and PSA Airlines. The changes include a completely revamped wage scale with increases at all steps and all remaining years over the current rates. Also included was an increase in A&P License Premiums from $1.00/each to
Negotiations picked up again this past week in Manhattan, New York under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The Company committee was present including Brian Pinchbeck, Fiona O’Shea, Lorna Elliott from the UK and Georgia LaBarge from the US. The full negotiation committee for the Union was present including Ignacio Salim from
May 30, 2019 American Airlines Is More Focused On Litigation, Not Negotiating the Contract Our Members Deserve As was said earlier, our negotiations with American are not only important for our members, but for the whole airline industry. The Company is currently near the top of their outsourcing of work maximums established through bankruptcy. Our fight
On behalf of the TWU-IAM Association, we would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), The Allied Pilots Association (APA) and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) for their letters of support in our contract negotiations fight with American Airlines. Our negotiations with American
Happy AMT Day! In 2001, the FAA created the prestigious Charles E. Taylor Master Mechanic Award to honor AMTs who had served at least 50 years in aircraft maintenance. The following year, California Senator Knight introduced a resolution honoring Aviation Maintenance Technicians annually in honor of Charles Taylor’s birthday. Charles Taylor was the machinist who built
May 22, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association today submitted a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting they compel American Airlines to fulfill their obligation to bargain with The Association. American management has tried to circumvent your negotiating committee by filing a lawsuit, misrepresenting the facts to Congress and trying to negotiate
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WASHINGTON, May 21, 2019— The TWU-IAM Association today issued the following statement in response to American Airlines’ request for an injunction against the Association: “It is unfortunate that American Airlines has chosen to abandon negotiating with its employees and instead go straight to federal court. The airline is frustrated with the Association for refusing to
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The last two rounds of negotiations occurred April 16-17 and May 15-16, 2019 at Southwest Airlines Headquarters Dallas, Texas. On April 16-17, we had encouraging dialog with the Company and we made progress on Article Seven (Overtime). We addressed rest rule language as well as problematic Mandatory Overtime issues with all covered employee groups. Discussions