April 26, 2004

 

 

 

VIA FACSIMILE

 

TO:          All TWU Local Officers

 
The National Mediation Board (NMB) is in the process of determining
whether AMFA has submitted the required number of authorization cards to get a representation election.  Should the NMB rule that AMFA has
sufficient cards, an election is likely to be scheduled this summer.

On April 22, 2004 both the TWU and AMFA filed objections to the
Company's list of eligible voters. After reviewing AMFA's submission
to the NMB, it is clear that for the past year, inside managers at
American Airlines have provided AMFA with access to confidential payroll
and personnel records for our members.  This explains why we have
received hundreds of complaints from individuals who never provided
their home address to anyone except the Company, but have nevertheless
received several mailings from AMFA. 

It is clear that access to this information originated with AA Management and given to AMFA who used Company resources and facilities not for Company business, but rather to assist AMFA’s organizing drive. In doing so, they also compromised the privacy and security of thousands of AA employees.

So there is no misunderstanding, no TWU official has access to these
inside payroll and personnel records.  For those of us who are American
Airlines employees, it would violate Rules 29 and 34 to access these
records for the purposes of this representation dispute without specific
authorization from the Company.

Because AMFA was supplied with Company records that were not given to
the TWU, AMFA has been provided with an unfair advantage in the current representational dispute.   Therefore, the TWU will request that