TWU/IAM Alliance Q&A and Full Agreement

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THE ALLIANCE
1.    Q: Why did the TWU and IAM form a representation alliance?
A: The alliance was formed because both the TWU and the IAM concluded that joining forces as partners would offer members of both unions the most bargaining leverage and representation resources possible at the “new” American Airlines.

TWU & IAM to Jointly Represent Ground Workers

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) today announced a partnership to jointly represent nearly 30,000 ground workers at the “new” American Airlines following the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

TWU Condemns Teamsters Union Raid on Machinists Union at US Airways

As a trade unionist, I’m outraged and disgusted that the Teamsters plan to waste the time and resources of their members in an unprincipled raid against union members at US Airways. Let’s call this what it is: The IBT is behaving like a parasite. They are desperately attempting to feed off another organization to cover up their own failures. This has everything to do with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that the IBT lost more members than any other union last year and nothing to do with the needs of aircraft mechanics.

TWU Young Workers Rise Up on May Day

They held signs reading Stand Up and Fight Back while taking over the streets of New York and the lobbies of union busters and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), telling each why they were there and that they would be back.

April's ATD Insider

Read the latest news from the ATD and tell TSA No Knives on the Plane.

A Report From the TWU: Aircraft Maintenance in America

Who is Fixing my Plane?

Letter to Sen. McCaskill on FAA Safety and Security Concerns

Dear Senator McCaskill:

I am writing you to ask you if the FAA has closed any additional safety and security items noted in their response to you January 11, 2010'. Within that letter to you, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that they had reviewed the FAA's progress on the safety and security gaps in our nation's aircraft maintenance systems that were revealed during three separate investigations.

Local 591 Election Results

The results of the election of Officers and the Executive Board of Local 591 have now been certified. The following individuals were elected to Office.

• President – Gary Peterson
• Vice President – Gary Schaible
• Recording Secretary – Jorge Rojas
• Financial Secretary Treasurer – Robert Owens