| 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
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(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. |
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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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