To All TWU/IAM Association Members at American Airlines:
American Airlines has informed the Association that it will be sending Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN Act notifications) to Association covered employees. This notice, which is required by law, will contain information indicating that American Airlines may furlough employees.
The TWU/IAM Association is committed to make all efforts to mitigate the effects this instability may have on those we represent.
All of the TWU/IAM Association Collective Bargaining Agreements, ratified on March 26, 2020, contain industry leading System and Station protections for our members. It took several years to achieve the Industry Leading Contract that you are covered by and the Association Leadership is willing to participate in any discussions that may help the situation we are faced with, but by no means does this mean we are willing to concede any of the contractual protection or language we fought so hard to get. Should American attempt to violate any provision(s) of our Agreements, the Association is prepared to defend the membership.
Association leadership has had dialogue with American’s senior leadership expressing ideas that could lead to more members opting for a Short Term leave or Voluntary Separation (including offering the Early-Out American presented to members on JetNet during negotiations), fully implementing the work provisions of the negotiated JCBA.
This is for the most part the letter put out by the ASSociation
So AA will be sending WARN Letters we will see when that actually happens?
Just remember just because you get a letter it does not mean you WILL get laid off.
Association will make every effort to mitigate the effects..
ASSociation will do everything to protect the dues they take in and NOT YOU.
ASSociation has had Dialogue with AA senior leadership.
This means they know what is going to happen, and when, giving them time to cut a back door deal.
The ASSociation is prepared to defend the membership.
We are sorry to say they can do that Brother, due to our LOA
Voluntary Separation offered during negotiations on Jetnet.
The amount of $$$$ that was offered was 100k we will see how far less we are offered at this point, unless you just want to go
calculate what is in our contract and take the standinstead. It should be around the same or more.
If you are part of the M&R class and craft do you really want this ASSociation to cut a deal to protect themselves or is it time to SIGN an AMFA Card?