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

ASAP’s (WBAT/ Web Based Application Tool

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On Jun 9th, the method we use for filing ASAP’s (WBAT/ Web Based Application Tool) will be shutting down for 12 hours and will be coming back in a new easier to use tool. If anyone needs to file an ASAP during that time frame, please contact a union rep, or us (Joe Absalon or Harry Charalambous). We can then inform the ASAP ERC that an ASAP will be coming and can then be submitted with the new system as soon as available. We will also be doing a tutorial video as soon as possible, and have it posted on our website. Please see attached bulletins for more information.

Men and Women and the effects of Long-Term Stress

May 02, 2018

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EAP May 2018 News Letter Effects of Stress.pdf

March 2018 ASAP Report

Mar 09, 2018

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ASAP update 3-9-18.pdf

Important Monitor and Challenge policy change

Jun 15, 2017

Attention all Title I members. Effective today, there is a change to GPM 13.19.3 A (Monitor and challenge policy). There will be 2 forms(checklists) required when accomplishing any type of Monitor and Challenge process, and will be required to be stamped and stapled to the paperwork. The forms will be 10127 and 10151.

ASAP Report 1st Q 2017

Apr 05, 2017

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ASAP 1st Q 2017 Line Stations.pdf

How to file an ASAP

Jan 12, 2017

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How do I file an ASAP.pdf

ASAP Report 2 Q 2016

Jul 06, 2016

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ASAP Report 2Q 2016.pdf

Certificate info

Oct 30, 2015

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I have been asked many questions about the FAA CFR’s, and where it’s written to have your license on, and or near you. Below is the 14 CFR as it relates to that .

Quarterly ASAP Report May 2015

May 09, 2015

The ASAP numbers from the first of year is 163 reports with "Critical Behaviors and IAW" being the biggest drivers in the reporting.

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