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AA Bargaining Update, April 21

April 21, 2017 Executive Session Negotiations Continue American negotiations continued this week in Washington, D.C. By mutual agreement, the Chairperson of the National Mediation Board (NMB), Linda Puchala, joined our negotiations. The purpose of entering Executive level negotiations is to bring the talks to a successful conclusion and to the degree the NMB can assist…

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Keeping Air Travel Safe for Workers and Passengers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2017 CONTACT: Ori Korin, okorin@twu.org Keeping Air Travel Safe for Workers and Passengers Alike: Transport Workers Union President Lauds FCC Proposal to Ban Inflight Voice Calls Washington, D.C. — Following Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s announcement earlier this week that the FCC would support a ban on inflight voice calls…

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AA Bargaining Update, March 31

Sisters and Brothers: Executive level negotiations took place in Washington, D.C. this week. Chief negotiators for the TWU-IAM Associations met with negotiators from American Airlines to advance our discussions in efforts toward concluding our contract discussions. All negotiating committee members were fully briefed on the sessions and continue to be involved with input and ongoing…

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Arbitration Decision for Envoy Members

That decision was released March 20 and the following are the items on which the Board ruled: Rates of pay: The 2 percent across the board increases on January 1, 2017, January 1, 2018, January 1, 2019, January 2, 2020 are awarded. Holiday Pay: Restore holidays to double time for all hours worked on a…

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