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

Child Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage Info you need to know

Updated On: Feb 05, 2019

To the Membership; 02/04/2019

In a recent event a member was denied Child life insurance and Child Accidental Death and Dismemberment due to not meeting the criteria listed below. This raised the question of how many members are paying for an insurance they are ineligible to use, The company will not stop taking premiums unless you instruct them to do so. Please review your benefits and know what your signing up for or currently have. Contact an EAP/MAP representative for questions and support.