Press Release
If Ratified, 2,145 Transport Workers Union Members Will Gain
Structural Wage Increases and other Benefits

DALLAS – Negotiators for the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and American Eagle, a subsidiary of AMR, have reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract that includes structural longevity increases, signing bonuses and improvements in healthcare for part-time workers, among other improvements. The agreement, if approved by the union’s membership, would place Fleet Service Clerks at American Eagle among the highest paid fleet service workers employed at a regional carrier, ranked in the top three with comparable employees at Chautauqua and SkyWest. A ratification vote will likely be scheduled for mid-September.

Under the new agreement, a clerk with 12 years or more experience would earn $16 per hour. Workers with 4 to 11 years on the job would receive a $500 signing bonus, new employees would receive a $250 bonus. Crew Chiefs also would receive additional hourly increases, if ratified.

Fleet Service Clerks are responsible for loading and unloading cargo, as well as transporting cargo to and from the aircraft. American Eagle’s Fleet Service Clerks also clean and service cabin interiors. In addition to representing fleet workers, TWU represents approximately 4,000 workers at American Eagle, other TWU-represented work groups at the airline include Aircraft Mechanics, Ground Support Mechanics, Inventory Control Specialists, Ground School Instructors, and Flight Dispatchers. TWU represents more workers at American Airlines and American Eagle than any other union.

The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) represents 200,000 workers and retirees, primarily in commercial aviation, public transportation and passenger railroads. The union is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.