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The Teamster Drive is Real! A Video Message from Teamsters Airline Division Director David Bourne By joining the Airline Division, you will be joining 80,000 Teamsters Airline Division members and 1.4 million Teamsters nationwide. That means a powerful voice for you at the bargaining table. – David Bourne. A new video message from Teamsters Airline […]

To:    EWR/LGA/DCA s-CAL Technicians and Related               Date: June 15, 2012Re:    s-Cal Grievance updates The Union sends out updates regarding grievances that have been awarded, denied and/or pending. The updates will also be available on the WEBLOG at www.ibt210mx.tyepad.com. If anyone has any questions concerning the material in the updates feel free to contact the Union

June 5, 2012 and June 6, 2012 – Benefit Review Committee Meetings As previously noted in past updates the IBT has retained consultant Peter Hardcastle from “Cheiron”, a benefits advising firm located in McLean, VA., to run different pension plan scenarios so that the Benefit Review Committee can inform the membership of their available options.

Several thousand American Airlines mechanics are expected to attend what could be a raucous meeting Saturday on the bankrupt company’s “final best” contract offer to the Transport Workers Union. The informational meeting, from 9 a.m. to noon at the SpiritBank Event Center in Bixby, is being held to answer questions by members of TWU Local

(MoneyWatch) US Airways (LCC) has filed an 8K with the SEC to begin the process of a takeover of American Airlines, which is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to the SEC, Form 8-K is the 'current report' companies file with the SEC to announce major events that must be disclosed to shareholders. American Airlines

April 10, 2012 – s-CAL System Board of Adjustment  The parties will be meeting in EWR to hear open grievances on the system. For updates on EWR/LGA/DCA grievances please visit our WEBLOG at www.ibt210mx.typepad.com and click on the link “Grievance Updates” in the left hand column and scroll to the s-CAL grievance update memo. April

To:      EWR/LGA/DCA CAL Technicians and RelatedDate:  April 3, 2012Re:     s-CAL Grievance Updates The Union sends out updates regarding grievances that have been upheld, denied and/or pending. The updates will also be available on the WEBLOG at www.ibt210mx.tyepad.com. If anyone has any questions concerning the material in the updates feel free to contact the Union

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines (AMR) plans to start a bankruptcy-court process for rejecting union contracts next week after failing to reach a deal to cut labor costs. American will ask for court approval to void the contracts unless there is a “profound change” in negotiations with unions, AMR’s bankruptcy attorney Harvey Miller said at a

A proposal by Southwest Airlines to offer international flights from Hobby Airport has triggered an intense lobbying duel with United Airlines, which still wields considerable local clout as the successor to Houston-based Continental. If it gets city approval, Southwest says it would spend an estimated $75 million to $100 million to build a new international terminal

A Must View – American Airlines and the PBGC