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TWU and CWA Affiliation Agreement
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 01 Mar, 2012 Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are pleased to announce that our two unions have signed an affiliation agreement that creates exciting opportunities for us to build power for our combined 850,000 members and to grow our unions through new organizing. This alliance will enhance our efforts to build a strong progressive…Read More…
Letter from President Little to the National Mediation Board
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 08 Mar, 2012 Re: American Airlines and Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIO Seven Contract Groups Dear Chairman Puchala and Members Dougherty and Hoglander: I write on behalf of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), the certified representative for more than 24,000 bargaining unit employees employed at American Airlines. The TWU appreciates the…Read More…
Statement from PBGC Director Josh Gotbaum
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Mar, 2012 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Director Josh Gotbaum released the following statement today on AMR’s employee letter on pension plans: “It is great progress and good news that American recognizes it can reorganize successfully and preserve its employees’ pension plans. We’re also glad the company is willing to work with us to…Read More…
Miami Members Mobilize To Help One Another Through Bankruptcy
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 06 Mar, 2012 Watch the latest video interviews of TWU members from the Miami area who express their reactions about the bankruptcy and how it affects their future. When AMR filed for bankruptcy in November, the news hit working families like a corporate torpedo. It has now been three months since the dismal news…Read More…
Remembering the Triangle Fire: 101 Years Later
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 22 Mar, 2012 On Friday, March 23 people will gather on Washington Place and Green Street in New York from noon to 1 p.m. for the 101st Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration. The commemoration is for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that occurred on March 25, 1911 when a fire erupted on the top…Read More…
American Files to Reject Labor Contracts under Bankruptcy Code
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 27 Mar, 2012 We understand that sometime today AMR will file its Section 1113 motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York to reject all seven TWU labor agreements. AA’s filing does not affect our contracts immediately, but is the next step in the legal process. This issue will be tried in front…Read More…
AA Bankruptcy Update
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 28 Mar, 2012 After AMR’s 1113(c) filing yesterday, there has been continued action on both sides to reach an agreement. On multiple occasions TWU work groups have met with company negotiators. There has been some progress, slow at times, but the talks are often frustratingly complex. The TWU Negotiating Committee’s and the company continued…Read More…
AA Bankruptcy Update for March 29
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Mar, 2012 This afternoon the TWU was in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to receive the judge’s ruling on the schedule of the hearing for AMR’s 1113 motion to reject AA’s labor agreements. The court did not set the trial date, but we know the case is moving rapidly. The court did indicate that the…Read More…
AE Bankruptcy Update
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Apr, 2012 The TWU Negotiating Committees reconvened this Monday and continued meeting with American Eagle company negotiators. Starting last week, TWU negotiators requested numerous documents from the company. The TWU negotiators received some of those important documents this week and are in the process of analyzing them. The Negotiating Committees have asked many…Read More…
99 Percent Spring
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 09 Apr, 2012 This week, in small towns and big cities all across America, 100,000 people will come together for an unprecedented national movement-wide training. We’ll learn to tell the story of our economy and what went wrong, and we’ll learn how we can take action, make the voices of the 99% heard, and…Read More…