Compliance Concerns
Members are advised to use an abundance of caution regarding compliance with maintenance manuals andother controlled documents. There have been several issues across the system of non-compliance and itappears the FAA is increasing its presence in several cities. When caught up in a compliance issue makesure to file an MSAP/ASAP report as soon as possible. Your flight safety rep or steward should be able toguide you through the process. The License Protection Program is a great safety net; but it's designed to bejust that, a safety net.
Please don't rush through a job without reading the proper paperwork; otherwise you open yourself up topossible discipline and potential license action.
Division and Locals Attend Denver Steward Training
On February 2nd and 3rd Local 455 hosted a joint Steward and Management training session on the new sub Unitedcollective bargaining agreement. A panel of Business Agents and International Representatives explained the interpretationsof the new language to the audience while fielding clarifying questions. Prior to the session the Stewards put together a listof frequently asked questions which aided conversation over the two day seminar. Grievance Committee Chairman MitchHunt kept the meeting on track and was aided by Committee Secretary Scott Brown. Bill Langan - GQ Shop Steward said,“this was valuable training because it helped me to understand the contract in layman’s terms.”
A special thanks to Steve Vairma, Principal Officer of Local 455 for hosting the event, and also to Business AgentJohn Hennelly for his work behind the scene and for making sure the panel made it to the sessions.
The panel members were Business Agents Ralph Salzano - Local 210 and Dave Elmore - Local 986, and InternationalRepresentatives Clacy Griswold and Bob Fisher.
Attending for the Union were; Mitch Hunt, Scott Brown, Don Ramsey, Ken Meidinger, Jon Burton, Vic Austin, Mike Brooks,Ron Campbell, Glen Nilson, Kevin Zunker, Ron Clanton, Saied Foroutun, John Lambert, Tony Malleck, John Dwyer, BillLangan, Mark Kulachkosky, Bruce Rowe, Mark Brocklander, Sam Kaleikini-Wolfe, Mike Romero, Mike Donofrio, PeteAngelos, Rick Olsen. The company was represented by Nick Accardi, Andy Alsdorf, Tom Willey, Bob Amundsen, Gary Dyerand John Weakland.
