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February 07, 2012

Members launch web site raising public awareness of AMRs devastating bankruptcy.

Watch the video - members, businessmen and elected leaders speak out and ask for your help in saving good paying American jobs

February 06, 2012

The TWU Negotiating Committee met today to continue the arduous task of reviewing the company’s business plan proposals. This is the next step in the 1113 process.

After a short presentation by AMR, regarding Active/Retiree medical benefits, the Negotiating Committee began drafting specific questions for the company, based on their projected cost savings per the 1113 term sheets received last Wednesday.

A fully fledged costing out of AMRs business plan outlined in the term sheets is under way. The committee is leaving nothing to chance and will ensure that everything “asked” for by the company is evaluated to its fullest, and reviewed by our legal and financial advisors before considering our counter proposals.

This week’s schedule is very busy; we will keep you posted as we progress through this phase of the 1113 process. An informational “town hall” call-in is the works, details to follow.

February 06, 2012

News takes on deeper meaning when you put a human face on the statistics. Here's Ben Stein: A few days ago when I opened the newspaper the news was so strange that it made my head spin. There was so much spectacular randomly-acquired wealth and so much misery right next to each other that I couldn't fit it all into my brain.

First there are the stories of how much money will be made by people with even the slightest connection with Facebook when it goes public soon. A man who painted murals on the walls of its headquarters will make hundreds of millions. Clerks and programmers will make tens of millions. Early and small investors will make millions and millions - wealth beyond imagining.

Read the entire article here

February 06, 2012

For years, American Airlines bucked the industry trend of sending maintenance work overseas.

But that may soon end with the announcement last week that American plans to close its Alliance Fort Worth maintenance base and outsource the work performed on wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 767 and 777.

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February 05, 2012

Read Mr. Roth's Full Bio Here

Thomas R. Roth is a labor relations consultant, financial and economic advisor, and President of The Labor Bureau, Inc. The Labor Bureau is a private consulting firm founded in 1923 and has provided professional services in labor relations matters to labor organizations throughout the United States continuously for over 88 years. Mr. Roth has served Labor Bureau clients from 1974 to present and has directed the firm’s activities since 1978.

The Labor Bureau, Inc., assists with any matter requiring labor relations expertise or technical knowledge in matters that are subject to collective bargaining: research and preparation for negotiation, arbitration, and fact-finding proceedings; contract analysis and comparative compensation surveys; hands-on advocacy in contract negotiations; serving as partisan arbitrator on tripartite panels; corporate financial and economic performance analysis; expert testimony in legal and quasi-legal proceedings; negotiation and design of profit sharing and employee stock ownership plans; design of health and welfare plans, pension plans, flexible benefit plans and other employee benefit programs; preparation and presentation of grievance arbitration cases.
 

February 03, 2012

AE BANKRUPTCY UPDATE

Brothers and Sisters,

On Wednesday Feb. 1, AMR announced their restructuring plan, a plan that deals a heavy blow to nearly 9,000 TWU members working at American Airlines.

As for American Eagle’s restructuring, the company was short on specifics saying, “due to fleet uncertainty we have not finalized our plan as of now.” The fleet uncertainty is attributed to contractual articles being addressed in AAs bankruptcy. They are:

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February 02, 2012

Why American Should Not Be Harming Transport Workers Union

Peter Kaufman, Gordian Group president and head of Restructuring and Distressed M&A, on the recent bankruptcies from Eastman Kodak and AMR, and why this is just the beginning.

View the video here

February 02, 2012

 AMR BANKRUPTCY UPDATE

Brothers and Sisters,

As we all know, the AMR bankruptcy has exacerbated an already difficult time for our members. TWU recognizes the anxiety and fear inflicted by their actions on you and your families. Be assured, we are taking all actions possible to protect your job, your wages and benefits.

On Wednesday Feb. 1, AMR announced their restructuring plan, a plan that deals a heavy blow to nearly 9,000 of our members. Their reorganization plan will be evaluated and challenged by our negotiating teams.

February 02, 2012

MSNB's Lawrence O'Donnell explains how the bankruptcy of American Airlines shows us why voting for president is even more important than you think.

View the video here

Company letters to AA employees
February 01, 2012

Letters from Jeff Brundage, Thomas Horton and Jim Ream to AA employees.

Jeff Brundage
Thomas Horton
Jim Ream

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