Local 591 PodCast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 29: Holidays Off, Awarding and Assigning – Scenarios May 02, 2023

Show notes

Local 591 President Gary Schaible is joined by Executive Board Member Russ Dittmer to discuss some scenarios members might face in the awarding and assigning of holidays based on Article 22 of the current M&R and MLS JCBA.

JCBA Holiday Off Flowchart

Episode 28: April 2023 Local 591 Update May 01, 2023

Show notes

Local 591 President Gary Schaible is joined by Executive Board Member Russ Dittmer to provide updates including:

Pending Association arbitrations: Attendance Policy, Holiday Pay while on “injury on duty” – military on leave – unpaid FMLA, Immediately Return to Service, Aircraft Movement
Pending grievances: Seniority Protests – Neutral Javits
Reduced headcount
Profit Sharing
Legislative initiatives and the process with Congress – HR 1716: Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act
ASAP Program
Quarterly Meetings
Member Representative Training
Upcoming Negotiations
Safety
Local 591 Southwest Region Annual Picnic

Episode 27 – Blue Card Drive Discussion & Letter to AFL-CIO President May 14, 2022

Show notes

TWU Local 591 President Gary Schaible is joined by TWU Local 514 President Dale Danker, and TWU Local 567 Rollie Reaves to discuss the Blue Card Drive to demand the AFL-CIO allow TWU Union members working for American airlines to vote for single union representation within the Association.

Local-514-567-591-AFL-CIO-Unified-Petition Download

Episode 26 – Overtime and Field Trip Hours When Entering a New Bid Area May 09, 2022

Show notes

Local 591 President, Gary Schaible, and Executive Board member, Russ Dittmer, discuss what happens with overtime and field trip hours when you enter a new bid area.

New-Bid-Area-Averaging-Attachment Download

Episode 25 – Article 32j & 32k Representation Apr 11, 2022

Show notes

Local 591 President Gary Schaible is joined by Local 591 Vice President Pete Caruso to discuss Article 32j & 32k from the JCBA, the protections it provides, and the importance for members to have Union Representation to help protect their rights.

Article-32 Download

Episode 24 – SPECIAL EDITION – A CALL TO ACTION: Demand the Vote You Deserve Apr 07, 2022

Show notes

TWU Local 591, 567, and 514 Presidents Gary Schaible, Rollie Reaves, and Dale Danker discuss taking action to bring about the vote TWU members were promised, to choose a single union for representation within the Association.

Joint-Local-Letter-on-Association-1 Download FAQs-for-the-Authorization-Card-USE-THIS-ONE Download Association-Representation-Election-Card2 Download aa_afl_cio_president_trumka Download

Episode 23 – Job Continuity Apr 04, 2022

Show notes

Local 591 President, Gary Schaible, is joined by Executive Board Member, Russ Dittmer, to discuss Job Continuity as it relates to the JCBA.

Episode 22 – Field Trip Issues – Protect your pay using Local 591’s new Field Trip Information Monitoring Guide Mar 28, 2022

Show notes

TWU Local 591 President, Gary Schaible, is joined by Local 591 Executive Board member, Russ Dittmer, to discuss how you can protect your pay, during and after a field trip, using Local 591’s new Field Trip Information Monitoring Guide.

Field Trip Information Monitoring Guide

Field Trip Info Monitoring Sheet Download

Episode 21: Aircraft Release Mar 21, 2022

Show notes

Local 591 President, Gary Schaible, is joined by Executive Board Member Russ Dittmer to discuss Local 591 Member’s rights, responsibilities, and best practices as outlined in the JCBA as they relate to American Airlines’ “Aircraft Release” policies and procedures.

AIRCRAFT RELEASE FLOWCHART – The download link is below this embedded file.

jcba_aircraft_release_flowchart_guide_03_15_2022 Download

Episode 20 – Benefits Discussion with Benefits Director Tony Lepore – v.2 Feb 18, 2022

Show notes

Local President Gary Schaible is joined by Local 591 Benefits Director Tony Lepore to discuss current benefits.