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Local 568 Member’s Life Saved by Union Brothers at Safety Meeting
Posted OnApril 17, 2019 byOn March 13, a run-of-the-mill Air Division Safety Meeting quickly became a real-life lesson, when one TWU member began choking on his lunch and was saved by his union brothers. After a long morning session, attendees were especially hungry when lunch arrived. Local 568 Safety Chair Joe Rodriguez took the first bite of his steak…Read More…
AA Association Update: American, AGAIN, Shows Their Corporate Greed
Posted OnApril 4, 2019 byApril 4, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The Association leadership met with American Airlines executive management Wednesday, April 3rd in Washington, DC. The idea was to have an unfiltered discussion with company decision makers to, hopefully, break the logjam in negotiations. The lower level company negotiators had reached the end of their authority and steadfastly continued…Read More…
American Airlines Association Update: Real Facts
Posted OnMarch 26, 2019 byMarch 26, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, If American Airlines wants to throw down their version of facts from two people who have never participated in a negotiating session, that’s their prerogative, we’ll throw down the real facts from those who were actually there. Fact: The Mediators assigned by the NMB were informed by the lead…Read More…
TWU Sends Letter to FAA, Demanding Action Over Boeing 737 MAX 8 Crashes
Posted OnMarch 12, 2019 byClick here for a PDF of the letter. March 11, 2019 Ali Bahrami, Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20591 Dear Mr. Bahrami, On behalf of the 65,000 aviation workers represented by the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), I write to urge you to take decisive and immediate…Read More…
TWU Implores American, Southwest to Ground 737 Max 8 Planes
Posted OnMarch 12, 2019 byOn March 12, the TWU International sent letters to American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, demanding they ground all the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircrafts in their fleet. Click here to read the letter to Doug Parker. Click here to read the letter to Gary Kelly.Read More…
Newest TWU Members Are Kalitta Air Dispatchers: 85% Voted ‘Yes’
Posted OnMarch 6, 2019 byThe newest members of the TWU family are Kalitta Air Dispatchers. On March 5, the vote count was announced at the National Mediation Board in Washington, DC: 85% voted “Yes” for TWU representation. “The TWU continues our organizing success,” said President Samuelsen. “Congratulations to these workers who have just added a layer of security to…Read More…
TWU Locals Launch American Airlines Should Care Campaign
Posted OnFebruary 21, 2019 byOn Feb. 20, the Transport Workers Union supported the launch of a dozen TWU Locals’ latest campaign, American Airlines Should Care, focused on educating the public on the issues affecting Air Division members. For over three years, the TWU has been engaged in contract negotiations with American Airlines and have been embroiled in a battle to…Read More…
American Airlines Association Update: Time for AA to Deliver on Its Promises
Posted OnFebruary 15, 2019 byFebruary 15, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, Negotiations continued in Atlanta this week. The Executive and the full negotiating committees continued working together at each step of the process and all were fully updated. The company’s hard-line attack on the work Association members do, our Scope, continued throughout the week. The Association’s basic Scope proposals remain…Read More…
Association Update: AA Sets Its Sights on Eliminating TWU-IAM Association Work
Posted OnFebruary 9, 2019 byFebruary 9, 2019 AMERICAN AIRLINES SETS ITS SIGHTS ON ELIMINATING TWU/IAM ASSOCIATION WORK Brothers and Sisters, The Association Executive Committee met with the assigned mediators and a member of the National Mediation Board to gain a better understanding of the remaining open items. The robust dialogue was productive and ensured the meetings would continue throughout the…Read More…
TWU Blasts American Airlines, Southwest Airlines CEO for Hiding Compliance Failures, Severely Jeopardizing Safety
Posted OnFebruary 8, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2019 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 On February 6, Transport Workers of America, AFL-CIO (TWU) International President John Samuelsen sent letters to American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, demanding they stop covering up airline maintenance program compliance erros. The letters come on the heels of a…Read More…