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January 12, 2012

WASHINGTON—Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Director Josh Gotbaum released the following statement today on the American Airlines' pension plans:

Some have suggested that American must duck its pension commitments and kill its pension plans in order to survive.  We think that commitments to 130,000 workers and retirees shouldn't be disposable, that American should have to prove in court that this drastic step is necessary.

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January 09, 2012

Board Member Harry Hoglander and Director of Mediation Services Larry Gibbons will hold a status conference.

View the notices below:
 
Meeting Notice - NMB Case Numbers A-13472 A-13491

Meeting Notice - NMB Case Numbers A-13473 A-13485-86 A-13495

January 06, 2012

In recent weeks much has been written on this site and elsewhere about the November 29th bankruptcy filing by American Airlines. But while nearly all travelers know that American has joined every other U.S. legacy carrier by filing for Chapter 11, many may not realize the nation's last major domestic airline maintenance facilities are one step closer to extinction. For years, American has been bucking an industry trend by continuing to perform nearly all aircraft maintenance in-house. But now all that could change.

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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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