Wednesday, February 22, 2012
565 Rumor Control Minimize

 

Rumor Status Source / Reason / Undetermined
DFW Maintenance adding Slots to Days and Afternoons on next bid. True Next Bid there will be several additional slots on days & afternoons.
30 AMTs are coming to DFW in December 2011 False No new AMT positions will be added to DFW before the end of the year. AA management is currently reviewing the 2012 budget and speculation abounds...

DFW Losing more B-Checks

Currently False

(as of October 26) At the Maintenance Standards meeting, October 26, questions of scheduling and workloads were asked of Ken Durst; no changes of note were mentioned. Work load at DFW is expected to remain at the current level.

2OO Mechanics are being transferred to DWH to do a C-Check False

The 230 workers American is transferring to DFW are NOT mechanics. They are part of the MOC-SOC move that has been in the works for some time. 74 are TWU Maintenance Control Techs

Arpey's Leaving ?? ??? Undetermined - Purely speculation at this time. Rumor has October as exit (after fiscal year end)  
TEN 757 C-Checks are being outsourced because they'll be out of time and AA will have to park 'em till we can get to 'em.

 Largely False... Bit of truth

Ten have been under discussion in TULE... AA, Local514 & the ATD have been working to find Hangar space. So far they have found room for 6. Discussions are ongoing for the remaining 4 C-Checks. Local 565 has notified the company in writing, of its intention to file a grievance on behalf of DWH members should the work be outscourced. (Source: 565 President Gary Peterson)

 Medical demanding personal medical records and holding people OTS until provided True, but lot more to it... Apparently the rabbit hole gets deep
Channel 11 WFAA reported AA/TWUNegotiations were settled. False

  WFAA had a nineteen second reader on the 6 O-clock news July 11 that we were back in negotiations.

Refunding of pre-funding

False

As of now M&R and Stores still has pre-funding per the 2003 contract.

The rumor stems from Tech Specs passing their contract and recieving a pre-funding refund.

 

 

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