Joint Union Summit on Company Performance and Strategic Collaboration

Dear Union Members,

We are writing to inform you that leadership representatives from the unions representing American Airlines employees — APA, APFA, the CWA-IBT Association, PAFCA, and the TWU/IAM Association —convened this week to discuss concerns regarding the company’s trailing financial performance relative to our competitors. The summit participants also explored ways to strengthen our collective position.
This landmark union leadership summit reflects our unified commitment to protecting our members, improving working conditions, and securing a more prosperous future for us and for American Airlines while demanding increased management accountability. We are committed to maintaining a cohesive, coordinated labor coalition to address the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Topics discussed include:

• The impact of management’s peer-trailing financial performance on employees and other stakeholders and on American Airlines’ operational performance.

• Cross-union solidarity and coordinated advocacy.

• Increased labor inclusion and increased management transparency and accountability.

Joint proposals for operational and service improvements that include greater employee empowerment and enhanced employee protections.
This collaboration marks a significant step toward a more unified, impactful labor movement.

CALL TO ACTION: We urge all members to stay engaged, informed, and united. Attend upcoming union meetings, and share your experiences, concerns, and ideas with your elected representatives. Your voice is essential in shaping the future of our workplace and our airline.

The unions will reconvene on Oct. 23 at APA headquarters in Fort Worth to continue this critical dialogue.

In Solidarity,

First Officer Nick Silva
President
Allied Pilots Association

Julie Hedrick
National President
Association of Professional Flight Attendants

Kimberly Barboro
Co-Chair
Communications Workers of America-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Association

Jar’la Evans
D3 Staff Representative
Communications Workers of America

Alex Hart
President
Professional Airline Flight Control Association – American

Greg Cosey
International Representative / AA Fleet
Transport Workers Union Air Division

Rollie Reaves
International Representative / M&R
Transport Workers Union Air Division

Michael G. Klemm
President and Directing General Chair
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District 141

John M. Coveny Jr.
President and Directing General Chair
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District 142

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Local 4201 Brothers and Sisters~ I would like to address the annual summer picnic:

Past picnics have brought us together and was a great opportunity for us to spend some time with co-workers and our families outside the workplace.

Picnics take planning. The 2024 Picnic should have been budgeted in 2023. It was not. Being a fiscally responsible Executive Board, we cannot put together a picnic that no funds were allocated for. We apologize to all who may be disappointed that we won't have a picnic this year. We are also disappointed.

We were able to get out and meet all of you earlier this year with a meet and greet lunch, introduce ourselves as a Board, this was done on a tight budget that no monies were allocated for.

With that being said-per our operating procedures, the Treasurer, in cooperation with the President, will prepare a proposed budget for each upcoming year and present it to the Executive Board for approval at a regularly scheduled meeting not less than 30 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2024.

Moving forward, anyone interested in being part of the event committee for 2025, please submit an email to Marilyn expressing your interest at m.cruzharper4201@yahoo.com.

We are trying something new.

We want to utilize the CWA office in the lower level by training, from this point on, this office will be referred to as the CWA Field Office.

 We want to staff the office with Stewards on various days and times for all to speak with a Steward and will be available for things that may come up that you may need assistance with. 

We will update the office hours on Facebook.                                                        

In unity,

Your E-Board