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The Air Division represents members at several air carriers including Air Wisconsin, Alaska, Allegiant Air, American, Envoy, Frontier, FSI, Hawaiian, Horizon, JetBlue, Kalitta, PSA, Republic, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, and UPS. In addition, the Air Division has oversight for members at several U.S. government facilities, including Fort Lee, Fort Gordon, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center. The Air Division also represents members at Allied, KLM, Swissport, World Flight Services, and several other smaller facilities. The Air Division recently secured representation for the Flight Dispatchers at Omni Air.
We are proud to have the trust of our members and continue to fight for the best contacts in the industry. The Air Division represents nearly every class and craft in the aviation industry: including aircraft mechanics, dispatch, facilities and ground support mechanics, fleet service, flight attendants, flight crew training instructors, flight simulator engineers, and stores members. Our non-airline locals continue to thrive and grow, adding members in dozens of different skills on government installations and private entities all over the United States.
For individual contract information, please visit the local website or click here to find a local.
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Read the Spring 2026 Express!
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Read MoreSenate Bill Would Extend No Tax on Overtime to All Transport Workers
A new, bipartisan Senate bill backed by the Transport Workers Union of America would expand the No Tax on Overtime policy passed in last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to include about three million workers who are currently ineligible for a tax deduction on overtime earnings.
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