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Weekly Update
January 17, 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Judge McBryde of the Texas Northern District Court, ordered a hearing regarding civil contempt sanctions against the TWU/IAM Association for February 18, 2020. Both parties have been preparing for this hearing by providing the Court with witness lists and evidence all week long. We will continue to update you as things develop in this court case.
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.
The TWU/IAM Association met this week with the NMB and the Company. Discussions have been ongoing on all remaining items open, and talks continue. The Association has not released an update because they have not concluded, and no additional dates have been set as of today. As soon more information is available, or a bulletin is released from the Association, we will let you know.
The TWU launched the Powered-UP Program to develop and unite political members within the union. They are teaching the skills needed to be effective in a time where power structures have been attacking labor unions and the working class. Our Local 512 Legislative field coordinator Dave Hansen and I attended the comprehensive political grassroots training program this past week. The goal is to reshape and redesign the way TWU members look at politics and creating a new approach to engage the new generation and motivate mature union members. We will provide more information in our next monthly union meetings regarding the program.
In our weekly meeting with management, we finalized our enhanced safety program that will provide better communication with Crew Chiefs and crew members. A second Safety Coordinator will be phased in and will handle afternoon and late shift safety issues. We also added a few more Safety stewards to beef up afternoons. We will regularly review and evaluate the program with the Company and recommend changes to procedures to assure the are effective and up to date. If you have any further questions, please join us at our membership meetings on January 30, 2020.
512 Strong
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Juan Elvira
President – TWU Local 512
(847) 956-6996
Jelvira@twulocal512.org
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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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