May 16, 2012
AS TO THOSE UNITS THAT VOTED YES TO ACCEPT THE LAST OFFER:
Q. When does the offer actually go into effect?
A. First, the court has to ultimately approve the five agreements. This is certainly expected to happen, but there is no time set for this to occur. Second, TWU and AA have an understanding that the new agreements, even after court approval, will not go into effect until all the other union labor groups, (including M&R and Stores,) have resolved their 1113 bankruptcy asks. The groups that voted yes will not have to experience the concessions until all contract groups have completed their 1113 process, either by ratifying a deal or by having their contract rejected. All groups will be treated equally as to the start time of any concessions.
Q. What happens if another group gets a better overall ask than the one to which our bargaining unit agreed?
May 15, 2012
Download the TWU / American Airlines 1113 Contract Ratification Results.
May 12, 2012
Brothers and Sisters,
The voting has begun on the company’s “last, best and final offer.” Just one day into the vote, members were calling in confused and asking questions about American’s LBO. There is misinformation being generated on blog sites, social networking pages, and a few local web sites. Get the facts.