Joint Association Updates
AA Association WARN Follow Up Letter
Posted OnJuly 21, 2020 bySisters and Brothers This year has been an emotional rollercoaster and stressful year for all of us. We have experienced periods of high stress coupled with periods of good news. Contentious contract talks, ratified contract, COVID 19, CARES Act passes, pandemic resurges and now the WARN notices. We know that stress is cumulative and any…Read More…
AA Association Informational Note Re: WARN Letter
Posted OnJuly 16, 2020 byTo: TWU/IAM Membership From: TWU/IAM EAP Staff Date: 7-16-2020 Re: WARN Letter This is an informational note to address the fact that American Airlines has issued WARN letters to members of the Association. Let’s start by talking about what a WARN letter is. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) offers: “protection to…Read More…
AA Association Update: American Airlines to Offer Revised Leaves of Absence and Voluntary Early Outs
Posted OnJuly 15, 2020 byJuly 15, 2020 American Airlines will announce today that they are offering ‘enhanced’ Leaves of Absence and Early Outs to Association members. Association leadership discussed these revised offers and made several suggestions that would make them more attractive to our members. Most of the suggestions were not taken. We advise all of our membership to…Read More…
AA Association Bulletin Update
Posted OnJuly 10, 2020 byJuly 10, 2020 To All TWU/IAM Association Members at American Airlines: American Airlines has informed the Association that it will be sending Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN Act notifications) to Association covered employees. This notice, which is required by law, will contain information indicating that American Airlines may furlough employees. All of the TWU/IAM Association…Read More…
AA Association Update: TWU/IAM SYSTEM SENIORITY PROTEST
Posted OnMay 14, 2020 byMay 13, 2020 As required by the recently ratified Association CBAs, American Airlines has posted the updated seniority lists for all classifications. That posting can be found on JetNet at https://people.aa.com/sm/reports/twuiam_seniority/. Association represented employees may protest any omission or error, which they believe affects their seniority, within thirty (30) days of the posting. Timely submissions…Read More…
AA Association Membership Bulletin: Dues, Membership & Preferential Hires
Posted OnApril 7, 2020 byFor immediate posting and distribution Attention TWU and IAM members: Dues, Membership and Preferential hires Persons who are members of either the TWU or IAM shall remain members of their respective union and will pay dues to that union wherever they may work or whenever or wherever they may transfer within Association covered work groups…Read More…
AA Association Update: TWU-IAM Ratifies New Contracts at American Airlines
Posted OnMarch 27, 2020 byMarch 26, 2020 TWU-IAM Ratifies New Contracts at American Airlines The TWU-IAM Association today announced its American Airlines membership overwhelmingly ratified contracts covering more than 30,000 Mechanic & Related (including Maintenance Control Technicians & Maintenance Training Specialists), Fleet Service and Material Logistics Specialists/Stores members. Percent Voting Yes: Mechanic & Related: 90.94% Fleet Service: 95.45% MLS/Stores: 92.12% “The…Read More…
AA Association Update: Implementation Agreement Reached
Posted OnMarch 27, 2020 byMarch 27, 2020 The Association and American Airlines have reached an agreement covering implementation of certain elements of the JCBAs pending successful ratification of those contracts yesterday. The following items cover pay, retirement and certain benefits that are most important to our membership: 1) All JCBA wage rates will be effective the first Monday following…Read More…
AA Association Update: JCBA Voter Guide
Posted OnMarch 23, 2020 byMarch 23, 2020 As we move closer to the ratification vote for the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements with American Airlines, we wanted to provide the members with a sample of the information that will be provided over the next few days via US Mail or by AA Company email. In the unlikely event a member…Read More…
AA Association Update: Electronic Ratification Voting
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byMarch 19, 2020 Due to worsening circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus crisis in the United States, the TWU/IAM Association leadership has been working on an alternate method, in the voting procedures, for the ratification of the tentative Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements with American Airlines. This exception to the normal voting process will convert the process from…Read More…