Negotiations continued at Southwest Airlines Headquarters Dallas, Texas January 8-10, 2019. This session the company responded to Articles Two (Scope of Agreement), Six (Hours of Service) and Seventeen (Safety and Health). Open dialog took place once again with regards to Article Seven (Overtime). The committee is committed to preserving the members quality of life. Your […]
December 15, 2018 ASSOCIATION NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Brothers and Sisters, THE TWU/IAM Association executive negotiating committee participated on a conference call conducted by National Mediation Board mediators yesterday, December 14, 2018. Negotiators from American Airlines also participated. The mediators recapped the remaining open items to be negotiated. They also set the agenda and negotiating schedule for
Sisters and Brothers: The joint Alaska Airlines Negotiating Committee opened negotiations with Alaska Airlines management this week in San Francisco, California. Represented by the Company were: Wayne Newton, Vice President/AOCS; Jeff Butler, Vice President of Inflight and Call Centers; Jason Berry, Managing Director/Cargo; Denise Kliskey, COPS Labor Manager; Rebecca Meissner, Senior Attorney; and Melinda Maher,
Negotiations continued in Dallas, Texas December 4 – 6, 2018. This session bargaining continued with Articles Five (Classifications), Ten (Part-Time Employees), Eleven (Filling of Vacancies), and Fifteen (Reduction in Force) also revisiting Article Twenty-Two (Holidays/ Flexible Time Off). The Committee passed proposals for Articles Two (Scope of Agreement), Twelve (Leaves of Absence), and Eighteen (General
Negotiations continued on Monday and Tuesday of this week in NYC with Engineering as the sole focus. Many proposals were exchanged, and some progress was made in non-economic areas of the contract. The remaining economic positions remain considerably far apart and bridging that divide remains as priority #1 for your Negotiating Committee. In last week’s
Mediated negotiations resumed this week for the Customer Services group in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The Union received another proposal from the Company on Tuesday that was not even close to being realistic for where these talks will eventually end up. Their proposal consisted of a cherry-picked version
Due to Winter Storm Bruce, the Kansas City area is under a state of emergency. As a result, the District office will be closed on Monday, November 26th. It is scheduled to re-open Tuesday morning, November 27th. If you have any problems, please reach out to your General Chair.
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
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