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Posted on May 15th, 2013 by admin
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Posted on May 2nd, 2013 by admin
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Posted on April 16th, 2013 by admin
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Posted on April 10th, 2013 by admin
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Posted on April 1st, 2013 by admin
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American Airlines said Friday that fashion designers Ken Kaufman and Isaac Franco will design “new, more modern uniforms” for many of American’s employees this year. We don’t know what the uniforms for pilots, flight attendants, customer service agent and premium service team members will look like. The KAUFMANFRANCO team will work with employees to develop […]

Posted on January 29th, 2013 by admin
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American Airlines employees should be getting their refunds soon for the money they had put up over the years to prefund their retiree medical insurance. Transport Workers Union Local 512 told its members Thursday that their checks were mailed on Wednesday. Each who participate in the prefunding should get two checks, the union said: – A refund […]

Posted on December 14th, 2012 by admin
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I received several emails this fall from American Airlines employees who were dismayed that American would take up to 120 days to refund the health insurance premiums that the employees have prefunded through the years. However, a couple of Transport Workers Union locals have posted this message for members on Friday, from American: “We are […]

Posted on December 1st, 2012 by admin
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American Airlines has sent layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees, but a spokesman said the company expects job cuts related to its bankruptcy restructuring would be 4,400 or fewer. The Fort Worth-based carrier on Monday sent letters to mechanics, ground workers, store clerks and airport agents company-wide. No letters went to flight attendants […]

Posted on September 19th, 2012 by admin
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The Transport Workers Union posted this update on negotiations covering TWU members who work at AMR Eagle: “On Monday, June 4, 2012 TWU negotiators for each of the four Eagle groups and their advisors resumed negotiations at Flagship University. There was good progress with the company this week, as the negotiators continued to work towards […]

Posted on June 9th, 2012 by admin
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