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January 25, 2012

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

American Airlines has asked the TWU International to convene the AA TWU Negotiating Committees in Dallas next Wednesday, February 1, 2012. We have notified your negotiating committee members and are in the process of obtaining additional details regarding this request. 

As of now, we have not been notified of any such request for American Eagle.
 

January 24, 2012

AMR Corp.'s American Airlines tried Monday to reassure employees by saying that if their pension plans are terminated or frozen that workers who have vested benefits will continue to be protected.

Jeff Brundage, the airline's senior vice president of human resources, said in a message to AMR workers that even if the company terminates its existing defined-benefit pension plans or freezes them and makes no more contributions, plan participants for the most part will see "no reduction" in their pension benefits accrued before the company entered bankruptcy-court protection in late November.

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Court Updates

February 22, 2012

Today the TWU submitted its response to (i) the motion of the AMR Retirees Pension Protection Corp. (“ARPPC”) for entry of an order appointing an official committee of retired employees pursuant to section 1114(d) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), and (ii) the motion (Docket No. 1132) of the Ad Hoc Committee of Passenger Service Agents for appointment of a retirees committee pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1114(d) (collectively, the “Motions”) not take a position on the Motions but to confirm that  should the Court direct the appointment of a retiree committee pursuant to section 1114(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, the TWU elects to serve as the representative of TWU-represented retirees and would seek to participate, through a designated representative, as a member of such committee.

Press Releases

February 15, 2012

FORT WORTH – The Transport Workers Union presented plans to American Airlines management today that provide a blueprint for voluntary early out/separation as a way to avoid draconian, involuntary layoffs, while saving money for the company.

On February 1, 2012, AMR management announced that it planned to reduce the company’s workforce by 9,000 from TWU-represented work groups.

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