May 26, 2017 | Airlines, American, Home, The Association |
Brothers & Sisters,
The Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of May 22nd, in Washington D.C. and discussed several of the open issues and Articles. For M&R and MLS those Articles include: Vacations, Holidays, Overtime and Classifications. For the Fleet Service group those Articles include: Vacations, Overtime, Reduction in Force and Recall.
The Committee reached Tentative Agreements on the following Articles:
Overtime – M&R, MLS and Fleet Service
Hours of Service – M&R, MLS and MCT
Recognition of Rights – Fleet Service
The M&R Committee received a proposal from the Company on Classifications, and the Fleet Service Committee received a proposal from the Company on Transfers and Promotions that are currently under review.
While the Executive Committee met face to face with the Company, the remaining members of the Negotiating Committees were engaged in reviewing and crafting counter proposals.
Negotiations are scheduled to resume on the following weeks: June 5th, June 12th, July 17th & July 24th in Washington, DC.
Your Negotiating Committees remain fully committed to achieving industry leading contracts to be voted on by our membership. Progress has been made, and will continue to be made, as long as American Airlines management remains committed to their promises of an industry-leading contract.
Your support is both appreciated and necessary in order to achieve our goals. Knowing that we stand together in solidarity makes us stronger than ever.
Remember, do not listen to rumors – your only official negotiations report is that issued by this Association.
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
Feb 15, 2017 | Airlines, American, Home, The Association |
Association Leadership To Expedite Outstanding Joint Contract Economic Issues
January 13, 2017
Top level TWU/IAM Association leadership will be joining ongoing joint contract negotiations with American Airlines to expedite outstanding economic issues.
“The time is now for Association members to achieve the fair contract they deserve,” said Association Chair and Vice Chair Sito Pantoja and Harry Lombardo, respectively. “Association Negotiating Committees have been bargaining hard for over a year now and the membership has already enjoyed some of the benefits of their hard work. We have more work to do and we are committed to directing all the Association’s resources, including our direct involvement, to bring these negotiations to conclusion.”
The TWU-IAM Association began joint contract negotiations with American Airlines in November, 2015. In August of last year, Association Negotiating Committees reached agreement on an interim wage agreement, which provided wage hikes of approximately 25 percent.
Negotiations will follow the previously announced January schedule. Specific dates for the leadership to enter the discussions have not yet been determined.
Feb 15, 2017 | Airlines, American, Home, The Association |
Neutral Javits Issues Initial Integrated Seniority Lists At American Airlines
December 27, 2016
Sisters and Brothers,
The TWU-IAM Association today announced that Neutral Joshua Javits issued his Report and Recommendations and initial integrated seniority lists for the Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores work groups at American Airlines.
In June, the Association retained the services of Neutral Javits, former Chairman of the National Mediation Board and member of the National Academy of Arbitrators, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Association’s Seniority Integration Committee’s work and to resolve identified issues and differences that required expert attention to reach a fair and equitable integration of seniority lists. Neutral Javits’ Report and Recommendations and initial integrated seniority lists—created in accordance with earlier seniority integration agreements—reflect this comprehensive analysis and explain how the seniority lists are integrated.
During the fact-finding stage of Neutral Javits’ comprehensive analysis, TWU-IAM Association members submitted 836 detailed comments. Additionally, Neutral Javits met with and received remarks from the TWU-IAM negotiators and the Seniority Integration Committee. All of these comments were carefully deliberated by Neutral Javits and guided how he grappled with the more intricate and highly complex aspects of the seniority integration process.
Integrating seniority lists is the most important issue that affects our membership in an airline merger. The TWU-IAM Association and Neutral Javits have undertaken this seniority integration process with great care and deliberation so that all Association members at American Airlines are treated fairly and equitably.
All Association members will have until February 10, 2017 to protest in writing his or her placement on the initial integrated seniority lists in accordance with the process and requirements set forth in the accompanying communication from Neutral Javits. All protests must be received on or before February 10th. Final integrated seniority lists will be issued after all protests are considered.
Visit www.usaamerger.com to view the Javits Report and Recommendations, the Report Summary and Chart with instructions on how to file a protest and all initial integrated seniority lists.
Feb 14, 2017 | Airlines, American, Home |
American Fleet Service Update
December 9, 2016
The committee exchanged proposals with the company this week on Vacations and Hours of Work. Although we didn’t reach a tentative agreement on these articles, we narrowed down the outstanding issues. The company committed to working on these proposals over the weekend and will present their counter proposals to your committee on Monday.
We also engaged in extensive discussions in preparation of our counter proposals for the Overtime and Reduction in Force articles. These two articles are vastly different in the current collective bargaining agreements.
During the week the company met with both negotiating committees over the true-up payments to the membership. There was a question and answer period along with examples of calculations given by the company’s finance department.
Our next negotiating session is scheduled for the week of December 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Future sessions are scheduled for the weeks of January 16 in Dallas and January 23 in Orlando.
Feb 14, 2017 | Airlines, American, Home, The Association |
Fleet Service Update
November 18, 2016
Sisters and Brothers,
The Fleet Service Committee met with American Airlines this week in DFW.
This week, we focused on overtime and vacations, and during this session we exchanged multiple proposals and held several lengthy deliberations. We understand that these articles are very important to the membership and the complexity of the two separate agreements requires extensive attention to detail in the language proposed. While we have not reached tentative agreements with the company, we have reduced the outstanding issues in these articles.
In the meantime, the company has not responded to the following articles for an extended period of time:
- Recognition of Rights and Compliance – The company wants to reserve the right to direct or assign our work under certain circumstances, without the direction of a Crew Chief/Lead.
- Holidays – The rate of pay and the number of holidays are the outstanding issues in this article.
- Sick Time – We remain apart on the number of sick days accrued each year and the accrual bank balance.
- Part-Time – The company wants to base the part-time ratio on the total number of fleet service employees versus the total number of full-time employees.
Current TAs:
| Shift Differential |
Preamble |
Training, Travel Pay and Meal Per Diem |
| Grievance Procedures |
Leaves of Absence |
Meal Periods |
| Representation |
Field Work |
System Board of Adjustment |
| Uniforms |
Absence from Duty |
No Strike No Lockout |
| Fitness for Duty |
Bulletin Boards |
Probation |
| Safety and Health |
Purpose of Agreement |
Termination of Employment |
| Shift Trades |
Furlough Benefits |
Work Schedules |
| Temporary Assignments |
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The following negotiation dates have been scheduled for the remainder of this year:
- Week of December 5th – DCA
- Week of December 12th – LAS
Negotiations have been scheduled for the following dates in January:
- Week of January 16th – DFW
- Week of January 23rd – MCO
November 13, 2016 – United Airlines IAM Members:
United Airlines Members receive a negotiated wage increase on November 13, 2016. This is part of a contract that will provide approximately 30% higher wages overall.
Feb 14, 2017 | Airlines, American, Home, The Association |
The Association Update
November 11, 2016
Sisters and Brothers,
The Fleet Service Committee met with American Airlines this week in Las Vegas. The company presented their plan and implementation for cross utilization to Maintenance and Related. In continued solidarity, we supported our Association brothers and sisters until there was a satisfactory understanding between the company and the Union.
We received counter proposals from the company and drafted and finalized our responses to a number of articles that will be passed in our next session. There was movement by the company, which further narrowed the outstanding issues on Vacations and Overtime. We also received a proposal regarding One Station Complex Agreements, which is currently in the TWU contract. The committee will evaluate this proposal and its potential effects regarding reduction in force and recall.
The following negotiation dates have been scheduled for the remainder of this year:
- Week of November 14th – DFW
- Week of December 5th – DCA
- Week of December 12th – LAS
In addition, the scheduling committee met with the company and secured the following dates in January:
- Week of January 16th – DFW
- Week of January 23rd – MCO
Fraternally,
Mark Baskett, Mike Fairbanks, Pete Hogan,
Tim Hughes, Steve Miller, Brian Oyer,
Pat Rezler, Art Risley, Andre Sutton,
Rodney Walker, Bill Wilson, Tim Murphy
