Transport Workers Union Local 591

February 15, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, : 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. : The company’s hard-line attack on the work Association members do, our Scope, continued throughout the week.

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Association Bulletin 21519.pdf

TWU President John Samuelsen Letter of Solidarity with Bret Oestreich National Director Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association

February 16, 2019 Bret Oestreich National Director Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) 7853 E. Arapahoe Court, Suite 1100 Centennial, OH 80112 Dear Mr.

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Ltr to B Oestreich - AMFA 02162019.pdf

Houston Black Heritage Society 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

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.

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MLK CBTU-CWA Balck Heritage Society 2019 Event.pdf

FAA to investigate after a CBS News report found that mechanics are being pressured to ignore potential safety issues

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.

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Senator Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal Ltr T FAA calling for Probe.pdf

Association Bulletin February 9, 2019

AMERICAN AIRLINES SETS ITS SIGHTS ON ELIMINATING TWU/IAM ASSOCIATION WORK : 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.

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Association Bulletin 2-9-19.pdf

TWU President Letter to Doug Parker

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.

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2019_February_6 AA Letter (1).pdf ,

2019_February_6 SWA Letter.pdf

LOCAL 591, TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION AND AIRCRAFT MECHANICS FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION RESPONSE TO CBS MORNING NEWS REPORT

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.

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PRESS_RELEASE_JOINT_CBS_591_AMFA.pdf

Important Information on AIR 21-Whistleblower

Updated On: Aug 01, 2017

https://youtu.be/xzRxwvA-dGk

Below is an opinion for those members in Local 591 who are not AMT's:

The law applies to all airline employees (and employees of airline contractors) in terms of PEOPLE covered. In terms of PROTECTED ACTIVITY it applies to federal standards applicable to air carrier safety.

For certain that would apply to stores clerks who are told to issue the wrong part or otherwise make do with something that does not conform to an applicable maintenance manual.
Automotive and facilities I guess gives me a bit of pause in terms of air carrier safety. But, for example, if the FAA requires that the carrier adopt procedures for the maintenance of facilities or baggage-related vehicles, then they would certainly be covered with respect to resisting violations of such FAA-required standards.

Moreover, I imagine anyone -- automotive and facilities included -- might get involved with airport/aircraft security issues if they are in a SIDA area.

(a) Discrimination against airline employees. No air carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier may discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee)--

(1) provided, caused to be provided, or is about to provide (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be provided to the employer or Federal Government information relating to any violation or alleged violation of any order, regulation, or standard of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other provision of Federal law relating to air carrier safety under this subtitle [49 USCS §§ 40101 et seq.] or any other law of the United States;

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