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Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 11
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Representing members at Southwest Airlines
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The AMFA-SWA FMT Negotiating Committee is providing this update to the Facilities Maintenance Technician (FMT) Membership at Southwest Airlines. This is the only official authorized source of negotiating communications by the Committee.
The parties held a two and a half-day bargaining session, July 26-28 in Chicago to continue Section 6 bargaining toward a successor collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the FMT group. The first day began with the Southwest Committee notifying AMFA that lead negotiator, Anthony Wafer, would soon be replaced by Neil Hanks, who also works in labor relations. We will withhold comment on this change until we have had time to assess Mr. Hanks’s experience and ability.
AMFA commenced the substantive discussions by presenting its first proposal on Article 24 – General & Miscellaneous. AMFA proposed a few changes to this article, including: conversion of bereavement from four (4) days to 40 hours; the addition of brothers/sisters-in-law as eligible family members for purposes of bereavement; increase in uniform allotment; inclusion of an AMFA patch on uniforms; company-paid training/testing costs if new licenses are required; payment for time spent renewing or acquiring SIDA badges; and a monthly $65 wireless stipend...
On June 21, 2022, Local 11 assisted the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) with their informational picket. SWAPA is very appreciative of the time and effort put in by our members. AMFA only did two things for us last week. Your volunteers and picket teams did ANYTHING, and they did EVERYTHING. Thank you.
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The votes for the AMFA – Southwest Airlines (SWA) Aircraft Appearance Technician Contract Extension Letter of Agreement (LOA) Tentative Agreement Ratification Referendum were tallied on July 1, 2022. Votes for this referendum were counted and certified by ElectionBuddy, and the results are as follows:
Results
Accept
Reject(14.3%)
(85.7%)
Dear AMFA Local 11 Member: Workforce issues, safety and security, our outsourcing crisis, and ever-increasing new technology make one thing certain: the aircraft mechanic and related craft must be at the table when the U.S. Congress makes decisions that affect us. We can’t assume or expect anyone else will be our advocate on Capitol Hill. AMFA political action committee (PAC), established in July of this year by AMFA’s National Executive Council (NEC), is dedicated to mobilizing mechanics for change…
Read the entire letter here…Shop Rep Nominations Open
AMFA LOCAL 11 is accepting applications for Shop Representatives. This process is a self-nominating process based on your 2022 shift and bid location. Local 11 is always accepting volunteers to be Shop Reps. Fill out the attached nomination form and return it to any Local 11 officer.
Download: 2022 Shop Rep Nomination.pdf
National President’s Update
View the update from Bret Oestreich here.
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