September 2010 Contract Tentative Agreement Vote

 

Brothers and Sisters,

The Fleet Service September 2010 Contract Tentative Agreement ratification vote is being conducted by electronic ballot using the telephone and Internet, through the BallotPoint Election Services voting system.  Ballots will be mailed out September 1, 2010 to each member in good standing (not in arrears in the payment of initiation fee and / or membership dues). The election results will be available September 15, 2010, posted here and bulletin boards soon after.

View the Fleet Service Tentative Agreement

Polls for this election:

OPEN at 12:00 Noon CT on Wensday, September 1, 2010
CLOSE at 12:00 Noon CT on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.

Step 1
Voting Instructions:

    • If you have your VIN (voter ID number) and PIN (personal ID number), skip to Step 2. Otherwise:
    • Call 1‑866-TWU-ATD1 (1-866-898-2831) from within the United States or Canada.
    • When requested, enter the Activation Code shown on the front of the page.
    • Write down the VIN (voter ID number) spoken to you.
    • Enter a PIN (personal ID number) of your choice, and confirm. Write down the PIN with your VIN.
    • Your VIN and PIN are your voting credentials. 
    • If you don’t want to immediately vote by phone, hang up and skip to Step 2.
    • Follow the prompts to vote. Done!

Step 2
To vote by Internet:

To vote by telephone:

    • Call 1‑866-TWU-ATD1 (1-866-898-2831) from within the United States or Canada.
    • Enter your VIN and PIN, and follow the directions for voting. Done!

Please exercise your right as a TWU Member by casting your ballot!


Fleet Mediation Update 08/03/10

 

Negotiators for the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and American Eagle, a subsidiary of AMR, have reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract that includes structural longevity increases, signing bonuses and improvements in healthcare for part-time workers, among other improvements.  The agreement, if approved by the union’s membership, would place Fleet Service Clerks at American Eagle among the highest paid fleet service workers employed at a regional carrier, ranked in the top three with comparable employees at Chautauqua and SkyWest. A ratification vote will likely be scheduled for mid-September.

Under the new agreement, a clerk with 12 years or more experience would earn $16 per hour. Workers with 4 to 11 years on the job would receive a $500 signing bonus, new employees would receive a $250 bonus. Crew Chiefs also would receive additional hourly increases, if ratified.

Fleet Service Clerks are responsible for loading and unloading cargo, as well as transporting cargo to and from the aircraft. American Eagle’s Fleet Service Clerks also clean and service cabin interiors. In addition to representing fleet workers, TWU represents approximately 4,000 workers at American Eagle, other TWU-represented work groups at the airline include Aircraft Mechanics, Ground Support Mechanics, Inventory Control Specialists, Ground School Instructors, and Flight Dispatchers. TWU represents more workers at American Airlines and American Eagle than any other union.