Published 26 Aug, 2016
Sisters and Brothers,
The Mechanic & Related/Stores and Fleet Service Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines this week in New York.
Updates from both committees are below. Download M&R/Stores update Download Fleet Service update
Fleet Service Update
First, we welcomed our new Fleet Service Association Negotiating Committee member, Tim Murphy, from Local 512 in Chicago. Tim was brought on to the team to replace Mike Mayes, who was promoted to TWU interim Air Division Director.
We began this week’s negotiations by reviewing the company’s counter proposal for vacations. While their proposal did address some of our concerns, it did not meet our expectations. After a lengthy discussion, we drafted our counter proposal and passed it back to the company.
Later in the week, both parties discussed overtime and we answered some questions the company had related to this important article. We await their counter proposal.We also received the company’s counter proposal on temporary assignments. The committee is currently evaluating it and will draft a counter proposal during our next negotiations session.
The following are our upcoming negotiations sessions:
• Week of August 29 and September 19 – Washington, DC
• Week of September 26 – Dallas/Fort Worth
Fraternally,
| Mike Baskett | Mike Fairbanks | Pete Hogan | Tim Hughes |
| Steve Miller | Tim Murphy | Brian Oyer | Pat Rezler |
| Art Risley | Andre Sutton | Rodney Walker | Bill Wilson |
Mechanic & Related/Stores Update
During this session, your committee held lengthy discussions with the company related to the Interim Letter of Agreement’s lump sum payout provision. If you believe your payout is incorrect, please discuss the issue with AA management and also notify your local Association representative. We will continue to work through any discrepancies our members discover as a result of the agreement. In addition, your committee exchanged and discussed the following articles:
- Training–M&R / Training–MCT / Training–MLS: – We have reached a tentative agreement on these articles.
- Overtime – M&R & MLS – We gave a counter proposal on this article during this session.
- Vacation – M&R & MLS – We are still waiting on the company to respond to our proposal.
- Holidays – M&R, MLS, MTS & MCT – We have narrowed this issue down to how much we will be paid on a holiday. We did not receive a proposal from the company this week.
- Limited Duty- M&R, MLS, MCT & MTS – Your committee passed this proposal to the company in a previous session; we did not receive a proposal from the company this week.
Current TAs:
| Purpose | Preamble | Safety & Health |
| Bulletin Boards | Uniforms | MCT-Dress Attire |
| Sick Leave | Leaves of Absence | Part Time Employees/Eliminated |
| Absence from Duty | Representation | Probationary Period |
| Management Rights | No strike / No Lockout | Fitness for Duty |
| Recognition of Rights and Compliance |
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 MLS |
The following are our upcoming negotiations sessions:
• Week of August 29 and September 19 – Washington, DC
• Week of September 26 – Dallas/Fort Worth
We remain united, committed, and resolute in negotiating the JCBAs we deserve. The Interim Letter of Agreement regarding wages changes nothing in our approach to negotiating JCBAs. Our negotiations will continue, and we are committed to fighting for a strong contract that restores your dignity and offers you even more respect on the job. We appreciate your continued solidarity, support, and patience, which is imperative to helping us obtain this goal.
Fraternally,
| Jason Best | Mike Bush | Ken Coley | John Coveny |
| Dale Danker | Mark Huffman | Bennie Martino | Gary Peterson |
| Larry Pike | Sean Ryan | Jay Sleeman | Mark Strength |