Joint Association Updates
AA Association Update: The Association Asks NMB to Force American to Bargain
Posted OnMay 22, 2019 byMay 22, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association today submitted a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting they compel American Airlines to fulfill their obligation to bargain with The Association. American management has tried to circumvent your negotiating committee by filing a lawsuit, misrepresenting the facts to Congress and trying to negotiate…Read More…
TWU-IAM Association Responds to American Airlines Lawsuit
Posted OnMay 21, 2019 byWASHINGTON, May 21, 2019— The TWU-IAM Association today issued the following statement in response to American Airlines’ request for an injunction against the Association: “It is unfortunate that American Airlines has chosen to abandon negotiating with its employees and instead go straight to federal court. The airline is frustrated with the Association for refusing to…Read More…
AA Association Update: Association Sets the Record Straight
Posted OnMay 16, 2019 byMay 16, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, American management recently distributed incomplete and misleading negotiating documents to its employees. Don’t be fooled by their union busting tactics. Please visit our Association page at http://www.usaamerger.com to view the videos partitioned into sections for easier viewing to see the real state of negotiations between American Airlines and the…Read More…
Special Podcast Edition – The Association Responds To American Airline’s So Called Proposal
Posted OnMay 9, 2019 byTWU Strategic Action Coordinator Brian Parker talks with TWU Executive Negotiator Gary Peterson and IAM Executive Negotiator Tom Reagan about what American Airlines calls their “Full Company Proposal.” You can listen to the podcast at http://podcast.twu.org / or by subscribing and following on iTunes and Google Music.Read More…
AA Association Update: American Takes the Fight to the Floor
Posted OnMay 3, 2019 byMay 3, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, American Airlines has made the determination to try changing the negotiations from the bargaining table to directly bargaining in the breakrooms, on the shop floor and on the ramp. Their direct appeal to TWU and IAM members represented by the Association is an end-around rarely seen by the most…Read More…
AA Association Update: American, AGAIN, Shows Their Unwillingness to Negotiate an Agreement – NMB Fails with its Strategy
Posted OnApril 26, 2019 byApril 26, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The Association leadership met with American Airlines’ negotiators and Federal Mediators this week in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Mediator’s unorthodox approach to these negotiations failed to provide adequate space for the parties to face-off in the critical high stakes final issues to be resolved. The recent sessions were short…Read More…
AA Association Update: American, AGAIN, Shows Their Corporate Greed
Posted OnApril 4, 2019 byApril 4, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The Association leadership met with American Airlines executive management Wednesday, April 3rd in Washington, DC. The idea was to have an unfiltered discussion with company decision makers to, hopefully, break the logjam in negotiations. The lower level company negotiators had reached the end of their authority and steadfastly continued…Read More…
American Airlines Association Update: Real Facts
Posted OnMarch 26, 2019 byMarch 26, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, If American Airlines wants to throw down their version of facts from two people who have never participated in a negotiating session, that’s their prerogative, we’ll throw down the real facts from those who were actually there. Fact: The Mediators assigned by the NMB were informed by the lead…Read More…
American Airlines Association Update: Time for AA to Deliver on Its Promises
Posted OnFebruary 15, 2019 byFebruary 15, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, Negotiations continued in Atlanta this week. The Executive and the full negotiating committees continued working together at each step of the process and all were fully updated. The company’s hard-line attack on the work Association members do, our Scope, continued throughout the week. The Association’s basic Scope proposals remain…Read More…
Association Update: AA Sets Its Sights on Eliminating TWU-IAM Association Work
Posted OnFebruary 9, 2019 byFebruary 9, 2019 AMERICAN AIRLINES SETS ITS SIGHTS ON ELIMINATING TWU/IAM ASSOCIATION WORK Brothers and Sisters, The Association Executive Committee met with the assigned mediators and a member of the National Mediation Board to gain a better understanding of the remaining open items. The robust dialogue was productive and ensured the meetings would continue throughout the…Read More…