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Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 11
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The LEC and the membership would like to congratulate Technical Instructor Kevin Johnson as the AMFA Local 11 Technical Instructor Area Representative . The election process has concluded and the “Willingness to serve” has been complied with as Kevin went unopposed.
On behalf of the membership, the Technical Instructors, and the LEC of AMFA Local 11 we are very appreciative of you stepping up to the plate and serving in the best interest for the Technical Instructors and AMFA Local 11.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 AMFA-Southwest Airlines (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 three-day bargaining session, August 30 – September 1 in Denver to continue Section 6 bargaining toward a successor collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the FMT group. The first day began with AMFA delivering counterproposals on Article 14 – Wage Rules, Article 15 – Wage Rates, and Article 24 – General and Miscellaneous. The sole issue remaining in Article 24 was new language requiring the Parties to meet and discuss reimbursement for the cost of training, tuition, and required books/materials if additional training is necessary in the future to obtain a required license or certificate. The Parties were, after a short caucus on Day 1, able to tentatively agree (TA) to Article 24. However, despite productive discussion and exchange of proposals, the Parties were unable to tentatively agree upon either Article 14 or Article 15.
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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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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