IAM141 Ramps Up Training
IAM District 141 departments have had a busy week. Three events took place this week in Miami, Chicago and Houston and 141 Communications was there to bring you this video report.
IAM141 Stewards and United Airlines Team Up for Safety
IAM141 Shop Stewards and Reps from United Airlines participated in a joint safety forum to discuss the company’s Ground Safety Action Program (GSAP) on June 14th.
About 65 Shop Stewards, representing virtually every employee classification at the massive United Airlines hub in Houston, Texas, participated in the educational forum hosted by IAM Local 811. IAM141 Safety Director Bill Salo conducted three two-hour classes alongside United Airlines’ Aviation Safety members to cover the basics of GSAP reporting. Participants learned how to file a report, and how regulators resolve the reports once they are filed.
GSAP reports allow the front line employees at United Airlines to report safety infractions, unsafe working conditions and non-emergency incidents to Federal authorities and representatives from IAM141 and the company. Using the GSAP reporting tools, all United Employees can serve as de-facto safety inspectors, creating a safer workplace for employees and passengers.
Association, AA Executive Session Negotiations Continue
Brothers & Sisters,
The Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of June 12th, in Washington D.C. and continued negotiations on Classifications for M&R, and Promotions & Transfers, Recall, and Reduction in Force for Fleet Service among other contractual provisions. The Executive Committee was unable to reach full tentative agreements; however, progress was made in several areas, and language was agreed to in principle.
The Executive Committee, the M&R and Fleet Service Negotiating Committees continues to discuss open issues for the Articles, and why we are unable to reach tentative agreements on them. It is both disappointing and frustrating that the Company continues to make proposals that contain concessionary language that the Committees cannot accept; even when we provide counterproposals that American cannot disprove would meet their needs of service. While we all agree that progress is slowly being made, the Company still believes that we will make concessions just to reach an Agreement, which will never happen. We all want an expeditious end to negotiations, but we are not willing to simply bring back a substandard contract to get there. Our members deserve the best in the industry. Management has promised that, and so far they have failed to live up to their words.
We are all becoming more frustrated as these weeks go by, because the contract language that the Company has promised and committed to, has yet to fully materialize. The only way these negotiations will be expedited is if American Airlines management actually shows the commitment at the bargaining table they have continually promised to us; that is the industry’s best contracts for their employees.
Negotiations are scheduled to resume on the following weeks: July 17th & July 24th in Washington, DC.
Fraternally,
Fleet Negotiating Committee:
Mark Baskett, William Fa, Mike Fairbanks, Tim Hughes
Steve Miller, Tim Murphy, Pat Rezler, Art Risley
Andre Sutton, Rodney Walker, Bill Wilson
Mechanic and Related/Stores Committee:
Jason Best, Mike Bush, Ken Coley, John Coveny
Dale Danker, Mark Huffman, Bennie Martino, Gary Peterson
Rollie Reaves, Sean Ryan, Jay Sleeman, Mark Strength
Neutral Javits Issues Final Integrated Seniority Lists
The TWU-IAM Association today announced that Neutral Joshua Javits issued his final integrated seniority lists for the Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores work groups at American Airlines.
The final lists are the completion of an investigation Neutral Javits conducted regarding protests of the initial seniority lists, issued on December 27, 2016. The final integrated seniority lists show all seniority dates amended as a result of that protest process.
Neutral Javits considered over 1,600 protests from approximately 1,700 employees. Each protester will receive a letter from Neutral Javits explaining the determination of his or her protest.
These seniority lists will become effective upon ratification of the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements.
View all final integrated seniority lists, Neutral Javits’ memo and the updated former TWA Seniority by Station Title/Group Matrix at www.usaamerger.com
Association, AA Executive Session Negotiations Continue
Brothers & Sisters,
The Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of June 5th, in Washington D.C. and continued discussions of several of the open issues and Articles.
The M&R Committee reviewed and passed to the Company M&R Classifications, the complexity of this Article presented us with several challenges. The Committee also prepared MLS Classifications to be passed to the Company.
The Fleet Service Committee continued to work on Transfers and Promotions, and had exchanges with the Company.
The Negotiating Committees, including the Executive Committee, reviewed the General and Miscellaneous Article. While the Committees and the Company have mutually agreed upon several paragraphs in principle within General and Miscellaneous, this Article will remain open for all work groups until the conclusion of the entire negotiation process.
The Committees reached Tentative Agreements for all work groups on the following Articles:
Effects on Prior Agreements
Issuance of SIDA Badges (New Article)
M&R, MLS, MCT, MTS, and T/A’s
| Purpose | Preamble | Safety & Health |
| Bulletin Boards | Uniforms – M&R and MLS | Dress Attire – MCT |
| Sick Leave | Hours of Service –M&R, MLS, and M&R & MLS | Part Time Employees/Eliminated |
| Absence from Duty | Recognition of Rights and Compliance | Probationary Period |
| Management Rights | No Strike / No Lockout | Fitness for Duty |
| Representation | System Board of Adjustment/Arbitration | Temporary Employees/Eliminated |
| Furlough/Severance | Termination of Employment/Eliminated | Field Trip/Travel Pay |
| Shift Swaps (Change of Shift) | Training – M&R, MCT, and MLS | One Station Agreements |
| Leaves of Absence | Overtime – M&R, MLS, and MCT | Limited Duty |
| Effect on Prior Agreements | Issuance of SIDA Badge |
Note: All Articles listed in the chart above are for all M&R and MLS groups, except for those listed with bold after the Article title.
Fleet Service T/A’s
| Shift Differential | Training, Travel Pay and Meal Per Diem | Preamble |
| Grievance Procedures | Leaves of Absence | Meal Periods |
| Representation | System Board of Adjustment | Field Work |
| Uniforms | Absence from Duty | Bulletin Boards |
| Fitness for Duty | No Strike No Lockout | Probation |
| Safety and Health | Purpose of Agreement | Shift Trades |
| Termination of Employment | Furlough Benefits | Work Schedules |
| Temporary Assignments | Voluntary Furlough | Hours of Work |
| Overtime | Issuance of SIDA Badge | Effect on Prior Agreements |
While the Executive Committee continues to meet face to face with the Company, the Negotiating Committees continue to review and craft counter proposals.
Negotiations are scheduled to resume on the following weeks: June 12th, July 17th & July 24th in Washington, DC.
Your Negotiating Committees remain optimistic that more Articles will be T/A’d over the upcoming weeks, so long as American Airlines management remains committed to their promises of industry-leading contracts.
Fraternally,
Fleet Negotiating Committee:
Mark Baskett, William Fa, Mike Fairbanks, Tim Hughes
Steve Miller, Tim Murphy, Pat Rezler, Art Risley
Andre Sutton, Rodney Walker, Bill Wilson
Mechanic and Related/Stores Committee:
Jason Best, Mike Bush, Ken Coley, John Coveny
Dale Danker, Mark Huffman, Bennie Martino, Gary Peterson
Rollie Reaves, Sean Ryan, Jay Sleeman, Mark Strength