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Weekly Update
January 24, 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Thursday morning, the Company announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 earnings. Its pre-tax profits excluding net special items that totaled $679 million for the fourth quarter and $2.9 billion for the full year. The 2019 results will bring the profit-sharing pool to $213 million. The payouts seem smaller even though the Company is making more money. Let's do a side by side comparison of other airlines profit-sharing payouts. United's profit-sharing pool is estimated at $491 million, with 79,301 eligible employees, who will get an average of $6,191. Southwest's profit-sharing pool is estimated at $667 million, with 59,607 eligible employees, who will get an average of $11,190. Delta will have one of the most mammoth payouts this year with a profit-sharing pool of $1.6 Billion and 79,636 eligible employees, who will average about $20,091 estimated payout.
Last week, the Association and the Company had a conference regarding contempt sanctions. Both parties met in Washington, DC, and conferred on sanctions and damages. But unable to reach any recommendation on the matter. They will meet again on February 7, 2020, to discuss. The Contempt sanctions hearing is set for February 18, 2020. We continue to be in full compliance with the Permanent Restriction imposed by the Court. We will continue to tell our members to comply with the order entirely. Please continue to work as you would typically do.
Negotiation update, Talks continue with the Executive Committee and American. New meeting dates are set for Wednesday, January 29, 2020, through Friday, January 31, 2020. This week, the Association released a bulletin trying to dispel speculation and rumors that are spreading on social media. Once again, the Company has not presented a last and best offer to the Negotiations Committee, and the few open items have not been resolved. The Association is waiting on the Company's response to those open items. If anything else develops, we will provide you with that information as quickly as possible.
512 Strong
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Juan Elvira
President – TWU Local 512
(847)956-6996
Jelvira@twulocal512.org
TWU Local 525 Memorial Beam
Safety Minutes
January 08, 2019
TO: ALL LOCAL 512 MEMBERS
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Recently there have been modifications to the Ramp Operations Manual. In Section 08.06.5 Powerstow Extendable Beltloader has one item added, Paragraph (I) States: "The Powerstow is designed to be safely used with one person in the bin of the aircraft."
The language in paragraph (I) is not in any other section with regards to Beltloaders. It is not in Operating Guidelines, and not in offloading or loading operation procedures. It is TWU Local 512's contention that the language specifies its design but does not mandate it.
TWU Local 512 continues stand firm on its safety concerns with regards to this addition to the Ramp Operations Manual. There is no clear procedure or guidelines how it can be safely used when there is no visual contact with an FSC in the belly that is at the end of the Powerstow.
There must always be two FSC’s in the belly to resolve this concern. The main focus should always be to provide every member with the safest work environment. We should never take shortcuts when it comes to safety.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Juan Elvira
President
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION – Local 512
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