February 15, 2019
Brothers and Sisters,
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Negotiations continued in Atlanta this week. The Executive and the full negotiating committees continued working together at each step of the process and all were fully updated.
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The company’s hard-line attack on the work Association members do, our Scope, continued throughout the week.
February 16, 2019
Bret Oestreich National Director Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) 7853 E. Arapahoe Court, Suite 1100 Centennial, OH 80112
Dear Mr.
In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations. After King's death, U.S. Representative John Conyers(a Democrat from Michigan) and U.S.
Senators Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, are urging the FAA to investigate after a CBS News report found that mechanics are being pressured to ignore potential safety issues and "short-cut the critical work they perform.
AMERICAN AIRLINES SETS ITS SIGHTS ON
ELIMINATING TWU/IAM ASSOCIATION WORK
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Brothers and Sisters,
:
The Association Executive Committee met with the assigned mediators and a member of the National Mediation Board to gain a better understanding of the remaining open items.
February 6, 2019
Doug Parker, CEO
American Airlines
Mr. Parker:
The Transport Workers Union of America (“TWU”) has members that are employed as Line Maintenance Aircraft Maintenance Technicians across the country.
Contacts:
Gary Schaible, TWU Local 591 President
Phone: 817-475-1817
Email: g.schaible@local591.com
Bret Oestreich, AMFA National Director
Phone: (720) 744-6628
Email: Bret.Oestreich@amfanatl.