Local News, Press Releases, Transit
Published 10 Oct, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2015 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 374-6103 Victory for TWU: MTA Capital Plan Gets Funded Earlier today, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor de Blasio and Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Prendergast announced an agreement on funding for the MTA Capital Program after weeks of vocal pressure […]
Published 15 Feb, 2012 FORT WORTH – The Transport Workers Union presented plans to American Airlines management today that provide a blueprint for voluntary early out/separation as a way to avoid draconian, involuntary layoffs, while saving money for the company. On February 1, 2012, AMR management announced that it planned to reduce the company’s workforce […]
Members at American Ratify Agreement for M&R and Stores Workers Published 08 Aug, 2012 N E W S R E L E A S E For further information contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921 media@twu.org Roger Kerson, 734/645.0535 roger.kerson@gmail.com TWU members at American Airlines Ratify Agreement for Mechanics and Related (M&R) and Stores Workers Dallas—Members of the […]
Published 30 Oct, 2013 Contact: Roger Kerson, roger.kerson@gmail.com, 734.645.0535 Amy Shenker, askpr2011@gmail.com, 301.412.2616 Transport Workers Union to Leaflet Allegiant Passengers on Halloween at Punta Gorda Airport Workers ask “Is Allegiant’s Proposed Expansion at Punta Gorda a Trick or a Treat?” Discount carrier has track record of canceling routes and abandoning entire communities PUNTA GORDA, FL […]
Published 22 Dec, 2014 Last week, President Obama signed legislation to allow American Airlines’ employees to roll over bankruptcy contributions, also known as equity, into individual retirement accounts without tax penalties. TWU was at the forefront of the effort to introduce and pass this legislation. The House bill was introduced by Rep. Mike Grimm […]
Published 20 Nov, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2015 CONTACT: Ori Korin (202) 374-6103 United Invincible: TWU International Stands With Southwest Ground Workers International President Says It’s Time to Change the Way Airlines Bargain Earlier this week, after TWU Local 555 held a regional union meeting in Southern California to discuss stalled contract negotiations […]
Published 09 Sep, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Richard (305) 972-0173 Flight Attendants Union and Southwest Airlines Reach Tentative Labor Agreement Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America, AFL-CIO Local 556 announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement in principle with Southwest Airlines. TWU Local 556, which represents over 14,500 flight attendants, has […]
Published 10 Oct, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin Flight Crew Training Ground Instructors & Simulator Instructor Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement with American Airlines Dallas, Texas — Late last week, another workgroup represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reached a tentative agreement with American Airlines. The flight crew […]
Published 19 Jan, 2012 Washington — The Transport Workers Union (TWU) announced today that the union has retained Gordian Group, LLC to provide investment-banking services during the bankruptcy reorganization proceedings at AMR Corporation, parent company of American Eagle and American Airlines. “We’ve said from day one that we’re going to fight like hell for our […]
Published 19 Sep, 2012 M E D I A A D V I S O R Y For Immediate Release: Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921jhdcpr@starpower.net Patti Adams 501-519-2743patti.adams@twu555.org Southwest Ground Workers File for Federal Mediation DALLAS –Transport Workers Union Local 555, representing 8,500 Southwest Airlines ramp, operations, provisioning and freight agents, informed Southwest Airlines on September […]
