Sisters and Brothers,
Your TWU-IAM Association Fleet Service and Mechanic & Related Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines this week in Miami, Florida to continue joint contract negotiations. Below is each Committee’s update of this week’s discussions. Each Committee was able to reach preliminary, tentative agreements pertaining some of the articles discussed this week.
Fleet Service Negotiations Update:
Your TWU-IAM Association Fleet Service Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines this week in Miami, Florida to continue joint contract negotiations. It was a productive week and progress was made. The Union and the Company discussed the following articles:
Preamble
Purpose of the Agreement
Safety and Health
Grievances
System Board of Adjustment
Fitness for Duty
Probationary Period
We will continue joint contract negotiations in Washington D.C. for the next two weeks, beginning on January 19, 2016. We have also scheduled a combined nine additional full weeks of joint contract negotiations through March.
Your Committee is determined to secure the industry-leading joint contract that every Fleet Service Employee at American Airlines deserves. Your support and solidarity gives us the power to achieve our goals.
In Solidarity,
Mark Baskett Mike Fairbanks Pete Hogan Tim Hughes
Mike Mayes Steve Miller Brian Oyer Pat Rezler
Art Risley Andre Sutton Rodney Walker Bill Wilson
Mechanic and Related/Stores Negotiations Update:
Sisters and Brothers,
The Mechanic & Related and Stores Negotiating Committee met with the Company this week in Miami, Florida and continued joint contract negotiations. It was a productive week.
During this session your committee discussed the following articles with the company:
Preamble
Purpose of the Agreement
Safety and Health
Fitness for Duty
Grievance Procedure
System Board of Adjustment
The Committee also received a complete proposal from the company on Grievance Procedure and System Board of Adjustment which we are reviewing.
Furthermore, your Committee issued a comprehensive proposal to the Company regarding Fitness for Duty for their review.
We are tentatively scheduled to continue joint contract negotiations in Washington D.C. the weeks of January 18th and January 25th. In addition, we have secured the following weeks to continue negotiations: February 8th, February 29th, March 7th, March 21st, and March 28th .
Please keep in mind that combining two labor agreements into one is a complex task and all articles of incorporation are important. Updates to the membership will continue after each weekly session.
In closing, your continued solidarity and support will be appreciated and necessary as we move forward into the more difficult areas of negotiations of the JCBA.
In Solidarity,
Jason Best Mike Bush Ken Coley John Coveny
Dale Danker Mark Huffman Bennie Martino Gary Peterson
Larry Pike Sean Ryan Jay Sleeman Mark Strength
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