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Statement by James C. Little On AMR
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 23 Mar, 2012 Statement by TWU International President James C. Little On AMR’s Announcement That It Intends to File a Section 1113 Motion Next Week: We have always been prepared to fight for our members — either by reaching an agreement or going to court. We are prepared for either eventuality. While we would…Read More…
Statement by President Little on AMR’s Post-Bankruptcy Plan
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 Mar, 2012 We’re cautiously optimistic about the plan we saw today for American Eagle, because it presents a viable path for a sustainable business going forward. That’s different than what we saw at American Airlines. American Eagle is moving on two tracks, either to remain a unit of AMR, or to become an…Read More…
Media Briefing: Fate of American Eagle as a Result of Bankruptcy
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Mar, 2012 Ft. Worth, Texas—On Wednesday, March 21, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) will brief the media on AMR’s business plan and changes to working conditions affecting TWU workers at American Eagle. The union also will discuss next steps in the bankruptcy process and actions TWU intends to pursue. The briefing will follow…Read More…
AA Ground Workers & Mechanics to Stage Nationwide Protest
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byAA Ground Workers & Mechanics to Stage Nationwide Protest Published 27 Feb, 2012 Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) employed at American Airlines and American Eagle, joined by flight attendants (members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants/APFA), retirees, family members and labor supporters will hold demonstrations at airports across the country this Wed.,…Read More…
TWU Gives AMR Early Out/Separation Proposal
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Feb, 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…Read More…
Transport Workers Union Retains Gordian Group
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 Jan, 2012 Washington — The Transport Workers Union (TWU) announced today that the union has retained Gordian Group, LLC to provide investment-banking services during the bankruptcy reorganization proceedings at AMR Corporation, parent company of American Eagle and American Airlines. “We’ve said from day one that we’re going to fight like hell for our…Read More…
NBM Asserts Agency is Still Key Part of AA/AE Negotiations at AMR
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Jan, 2012 DALLAS – Representatives of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and executives from AMR subsidiary American Eagle were notified Wednesday evening that the National Mediation Board (NMB) remains committed to helping unions at American Airlines and American Eagle reach labor agreements with parent company AMR – despite the company’s November bankruptcy filing….Read More…
TWU Wins Freeze of Pension Plans at American Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Mar, 2012 AMR Drops Demand to Shift Pensions to U.S Gov’t Agency; Backs off Demand for Additional Concessions in Return Dallas — In a major development in the ongoing AMR bankruptcy case, TWU members at American Airlines have won a freeze of current pension plans. “The company initially wanted to terminate our pension…Read More…
AMR Bankruptcy Update for March 16, 2012
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 16 Mar, 2012 There were no scheduled negotiations between the TWU and AMR today. But, in a letter to the NMB late this afternoon, AMR rejected TWUs proffer of binding arbitration. In the letter, Senior VP Jeff Brundage made it clear that AMR would continue to seek consensual agreements with all of its labor…Read More…
AMR Bankruptcy Update for March 15, 2012
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Mar, 2012 Today, many of the TWU negotiators broke into sub groups to work on their specific issues. There were multiple meetings that went back and forth with the company regarding costing out calculations, as well as discussing specific concessionary items. Our TWU Benefits sub-committee continued to question the company about its active…Read More…