With the illness of OBrien Jim Little has moved into the Presidents spot of the TWU. Now its official, AA management has taken over the TWU.
Here is Jim Littles Bio from the Internationals website. I added a few things that for some reason were missing. The additions are in Bold
.http://www.twu.org/about/officers/little.html
James Little was unanimously elected TWU's International Executive Vice President September 21, 2004 by the International Executive Council. He was then elected to a full four year term to that post by TWU's 22nd Constitutional Convention in September 2005. Jim, who also serves as TWU's Air Transport Division Director, has a strong technical background and has extensive experience in negotiations, arbitrations, and organizing. Negotiated industry leading concessions at AA that reduced pay by 17.5%, brought the minimum amount of vacation down to one week per year, lowered night shift pay to 2 cents per hour, eliminated holiday pay, double time and overtime for hours in excess of 8 and scores of other industry leading concessions. Under Jim Littles leadership the TWU is engaged in the Joint Leaadership Program, a union busting scam where the union assists the company in gaining further concesions through productivity improvements without getting the members anything in return. The JLP negates any neccissity for conducting costly negotiations and saves the TWU lots of money, money that can be used for raises for International officers who may not be able to double-dip much longer.
Jim has been serving TWU in numerous capacities for more than nearly three decades, including: TWU Local 540 Section Chairman for three years; President of TWU Local 542--Aircraft Dispatchers & Meteorologists--for 12 years; TWU International Representative for 7 years, and Air Transport Division and TWU International Administrative Vice President since 2001. Member of AA management for seven years.
He became a member of TWU in 1971 after hiring on in Fleet Service for American Airlines after service to the nation as an AMT (even though the title AMT was not created until 1999, Jim Little does not possess an A&P) and Crew Chief for the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command.
As Air Transport Director, Jim oversees 44 ATD Local affiliates, 11 Government Service contracts, and 31 Airline Contracts.
He holds BA in Aeronautics, an MS in Aviation Technology, from Columbia State University*, a New York State Teacher's License **, and an FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certificate.
Prior to American, he worked as an Overhaul Mechanic for Central Aviation Inc. and for Pan Am World Services as an Instructor.
*for more info on Columbia State University see http://adulted.about.com/cs/fasttrackoptio...creditation.htm
**
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/index.html
Here is Jim Littles Bio from the Internationals website. I added a few things that for some reason were missing. The additions are in Bold
.http://www.twu.org/about/officers/little.html
James Little was unanimously elected TWU's International Executive Vice President September 21, 2004 by the International Executive Council. He was then elected to a full four year term to that post by TWU's 22nd Constitutional Convention in September 2005. Jim, who also serves as TWU's Air Transport Division Director, has a strong technical background and has extensive experience in negotiations, arbitrations, and organizing. Negotiated industry leading concessions at AA that reduced pay by 17.5%, brought the minimum amount of vacation down to one week per year, lowered night shift pay to 2 cents per hour, eliminated holiday pay, double time and overtime for hours in excess of 8 and scores of other industry leading concessions. Under Jim Littles leadership the TWU is engaged in the Joint Leaadership Program, a union busting scam where the union assists the company in gaining further concesions through productivity improvements without getting the members anything in return. The JLP negates any neccissity for conducting costly negotiations and saves the TWU lots of money, money that can be used for raises for International officers who may not be able to double-dip much longer.
Jim has been serving TWU in numerous capacities for more than nearly three decades, including: TWU Local 540 Section Chairman for three years; President of TWU Local 542--Aircraft Dispatchers & Meteorologists--for 12 years; TWU International Representative for 7 years, and Air Transport Division and TWU International Administrative Vice President since 2001. Member of AA management for seven years.
He became a member of TWU in 1971 after hiring on in Fleet Service for American Airlines after service to the nation as an AMT (even though the title AMT was not created until 1999, Jim Little does not possess an A&P) and Crew Chief for the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command.
As Air Transport Director, Jim oversees 44 ATD Local affiliates, 11 Government Service contracts, and 31 Airline Contracts.
He holds BA in Aeronautics, an MS in Aviation Technology, from Columbia State University*, a New York State Teacher's License **, and an FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certificate.
Prior to American, he worked as an Overhaul Mechanic for Central Aviation Inc. and for Pan Am World Services as an Instructor.
*for more info on Columbia State University see http://adulted.about.com/cs/fasttrackoptio...creditation.htm
**
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/index.html
