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Whoops :blink: ...I started to make sense...It won't happen again... :lol:

Both EWR and BDL would be considered local alternates for JFK. Weather that affects JFK a lot of times also affects EWR and BDL. You could end up looking a LONG distance to find a suitable alternate. You would have the same issue on the West Coast. SFO weather is notorious, and LAX can be...

By your comments you obviously have no idea what a flight dispatcher does nor the responsibility one has. Just as you put your licence on the line every time you sign a log book, we put our licence on the line every time we sign a flight release. The penalties for doing a shoddy job on either...

We have several people in Dispatch who have either just returned from Overage Leave or are still on Overage Leave. An Overage Leave is described in Article 17 of every TWU contract on AA property as a “leave of absence without pay.â€￾ They have all received bills for past union dues while they...

This is direct from the National Mediation Board Representation Manual… 3.0 EVIDENCE OF DISPUTE - AUTHORIZATIONS 3.5 Confidentiality of Authorizations Authorizations will be handled only by NMB representatives. The NMB keeps all authorizations confidential. This includes the names of...

CIO... A few comments on your post. The TWU learned only during the election that there were disagreements? And now that the election is over, we're supposed to sweep them under the carpet, and pretend they don't exist? I thought the whole point in voting for the TWU was their wealth of...

From the National Mediation Board... THE BOARD FINDS A DISPUTE TO EXIST IN NMB CASE NO. R-6952, AMONG FLIGHT DISPATCHERS, EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. SOUGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY PAFCA AND PRESENTLY REPRESENTED BY THE TWU. AN ELECTION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED USING CUT-OFF DATE OF JULY 25...