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American Airlines to Send WARN Act Notifications

July 10, 2020

To All TWU/IAM Association Members on American Airlines:

American Airlines has informed the Association that it will be sending Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN Act notifications) to Association covered employees. This notice, which is required by law, will contain information indicating that American Airlines may furlough employees.

All of the TWU/IAM Association Collective Bargaining Agreements, ratified on March 26, 2020, contain industry leading System and Station protections for our members. It took several years to achieve the Industry Leading Contract that you are covered by and the Association Leadership is willing to participate in any discussions that may help the situation we are faced with, but by no means does this mean we are willing to concede any of the contractual protection or language we fought so hard to get. Should American attempt to violate any provision(s) of our Agreements, the Association is prepared to defend the membership.

The reality is that we are in very unstable and worrisome times. While there are certainly more passengers flying today than in late March, this industry is still operating at only a fraction of 2019 passenger levels. And due to a lack of a coordinated national response to the coronavirus pandemic, rising infection rates in the US and several state-mandated quarantines, there is great risk that a significant rebound in air travel demand will not occur soon enough to return American Airlines to the record profits they achieved not too long ago. The TWU/IAM Association is committed to make all efforts to mitigate the effects this instability may have on those we represent.

Association leadership has had dialogue with American’s senior leadership expressing ideas that could lead to more members opting for a Short Term leave or Voluntary Separation (including offering the Early-Out American presented to members on JetNet during negotiations), fully implementing the work provisions of the negotiated JCBAs and bringing in work currently performed by vendors.

The TWU/IAM Association is also working very hard with legislators to extend the Payroll Support Program (PSP) component of the CARES Act through March 31, 2021. If we are successful, this would mitigate any involuntary furloughs and protect our members for an additional six months. We ask every member to reach out to their elected officials to support the PSP extension.

In closing, we have faced tough times in the past as an Association and each time we have been tested, our common bonds and solidarity have been the driving principles that have led us forward and made us stronger. We must not allow fear, differences of opinion, unsubstantiated rumors, or inflammatory rhetoric to divide us.

Now is the time for unity, not division.

The Association Leadership Team

12 Responses to "American Airlines to Send WARN Act Notifications"

  • Mark Hilton
    July 10, 2020 - 14:40 Reply

    ” And due to the lack of a coordinated national response to the coronavirus pandemic.” Please keep personal and political views out of your notifications to the membership, just the facts as you know them at the time of release would be most helpful. Thank You.

    • The Truth
      July 11, 2020 - 16:40 Reply

      Mark Hilton – that’s not a personal or political view. It’s the truth. The economic and more
      importantly human toll of this pandemic could have been lessened, as proven in other countries that took immediate action.

    • Courtney Anderson
      July 11, 2020 - 17:24 Reply

      If that’s not a most accurate statement of facts. Some states have coordinated well but nationally we haven’t. Sometimes the truth simply hurts.

    • Ken
      July 11, 2020 - 17:37 Reply

      It’s not personal or political. It’s a fact

  • Brian Golden
    July 10, 2020 - 14:52 Reply

    No give backs.

  • Joseph Carter
    July 10, 2020 - 15:32 Reply

    The $ 105,000.00 early out could help the company and the members at difficult.

  • Wallace
    July 10, 2020 - 19:50 Reply

    AGREED, NO GIVE BACKS, OR SORRY BROTHER THEY CAN DO THAT.

  • Milania
    July 11, 2020 - 16:30 Reply

    F atrump

  • Elise
    July 11, 2020 - 16:33 Reply

    I just got mine yesterday!!
    ! I’m a flight attendant… it says they might furlough 4.000 of us.

    • Ana
      July 11, 2020 - 16:34 Reply

      I am a AA F.A I got mine this morning 😭😭😭

  • Dave anderson
    July 11, 2020 - 19:00 Reply

    Will the tulsa base close ?

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