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Air Local 512

Weekly Update

May 20, 2022

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

This week, a letter of agreement between American Airlines and the TWU/IAM Association was signed regarding profit sharing. The 2022 profit-sharing year will be 12 months beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023. Profit-sharing award payments for 2022 will be made by June 30, 2023. There will be no changes to the 2023 profit-sharing calculation and will continue the 12 months from January 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023. The LOA is only a one-time non-precedent setting basis. Hopefully, a robust summer can lift the Company profitably. 

In our monthly Joint Safety Committee Meeting, all in-house vendors provided their safety observations of their employees and concerns to the committee. Aires Company has three drivers in training and five in the badging process. New items presented in the meeting were allocators assigning untrained crews for widebody offloading. In addition, T-5 safety concerns, vendors parking in loading areas, and equipment left unsecured. 

We also discussed Push-out training and identifying the Pool shift people qualified to push by manning to be placed appropriately in needed areas. The Company will be adding Wheelchair lifts in the coming summer to the ramp.

In our weekly meeting with management, we discussed bagroom issues with pier assignments. In addition, Open-Time shift days off availability.

The Use of personal electronic devices is strictly prohibited within the ramp areas. It would include cell phones, pads, laptops, earbuds, and other personal devices while driving or operating a vehicle and performing an airfield task. Please refrain from these activities to prevent your SIDA badge from being taken away.

Guidelines and application forms for the 2022 TWU Local 512 Members’ Scholarship Fund are available at the Union Hall, Field Office, and on our website at twulocal512.org. Please fill out the application forms and submit them to the hall no later than 2:00 P.M. on July 1, 2022. Drawings will be held at our July Membership Meeting – date to be determined. Members need not be present to win. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office.

Our TWU Local 512 Picnic target date is Wednesday, July 27, 2022, as we continue to work through the logistics and will provide more information as we get it. 

Sincerely and fraternally,

Juan Elvira

President – TWU Local 512

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Covid-19 Crisis Update Video with TWU International President John Samuelsen

City by city, industry by industry, TWU members are on the frontlines of the Covid-19 fight nationwide.

Please watch today's video message from TWU International President John Samuelsen on our union's tireless efforts to support our members in this global crisis.

Please continue to communicate with the TWU International staff by emailing Health@twu.org with any concerns, requests, or updates from your local. We are here to support you in this crisis as you continue to keep America moving.

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	Paused Vice President Mike Szwed and Sec/Tres Mike Rubel 2020 Recipients of the William G. Lindner Awards First Annual William G. Lindner Awards TWU Local 512 New Steward Training Wishing TWU Local 512 Member Tom Wickham a Happy and Healthy Retirement after 42 years of service Congratulations John Davies on his Retirement and 50th years of service 512 Strong H9 Crew May 28, 2018 512 Strong ROC May 28, 2018 Mike Neville's Retirement Congratulations TWU Local 512 President Juan Elvira Ramp Safety Walk TWU Local 512 President Juan Elvira Ramp Safety Walk New Officers of TWU local 512 Sworn in

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