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

Tell Congress Cancel the Cuts— Repeal Sequestration

Across-the-board budget cuts—called sequestration—will cost more than 1 million jobs this year and many more jobs over the next decade.

Testimony on Bankruptcy Reform

TWU Int’l President James C. Little spoke on Thursday, March 14, at  the Field Hearing of the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 addressing the airline companies’ use of bankruptcy laws to undermine their contractual obligations to the workers and urgency for reform.

Allegiant Flight Attendants Tell Las Vegas Consumers: “We Can Do Better

Allegiant flight attendants, members of TWU Local 577, are telling consumers in Las Vegas they believe “our airline can do better” after passengers experienced flight delays of up to 52 hours on flights from Hawaii.

Schumer Calls for TSA to Overturn Decision to Allow Small Knives on Planes

Schumer Calls on TSA to Reverse New Rule; Flight Attendants, Pilots and Families of 9/11 Victims All Oppose TSA Policy

Undercover TSA Agents Were Able To Smuggle A Mock Bomb Onto A Plane At Newark Airport This Week – Now Is Not The Time For Less Vigilance

Flight Attendants Union Coalition Launches Nationwide Opposition To Knives In Cabin

The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, representing nearly 90,000 Flight Attendants at carriers across the county, is coordinating a nationwide legislative and public campaign to reverse yesterday’s announcement from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that effective April 25, knives would be allowed in the aircraft cabin for the first time since 9/11.

President of Southwest Airlines’ Flight Attendants Union, TWU Local 556

Stacy K. Martin, President of Southwest Airlines’ Flight Attendants Union, TWU Local 556 Condemning TSA for Today’s Outrageous Decision Allowing Passengers to Carry Knives, Clubs and Other Potential Weapons on US Commercial Aircraft.

Is Allegiant Really a Low-Fare Airline? Flight Attendants Release “Truth-in-Pricing” Guide

LAS VEGAS – Allegiant Flight Attendants, members of TWU Local 577, released a “Truth-in-Pricing” Guide today, which documents that the real cost of a ticket on the “low-fare” airline can be more than double the advertised price.