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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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Air Updates
TWU Efforts in Congress Pay Off, Space Force Firefighter Staffing Levels Restored
After a years-long lobbying effort, the Transport Workers Union International successfully fought to restore our Firefighter staffing levels at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Local 525 and the International led an effort to win jobs back for laid off Firefighters. “This is a great example of the International and Locals locking arms fighting…
Read MoreAirport Workers at Westchester County Airport Overwhelmingly Vote to Join the TWU
Fed up with intentionally low staffing levels and forced overtime shifts, workers at Westchester County Airport voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest airport workers union in the country. Ramp and Senior Ramp Agents at the county-owned airport have been forced to work at least one and sometimes two…
Read MoreNew Bill Would Extend No Tax on Overtime to All Transport Workers
A new, bipartisan bill introduced Thursday and backed by the Transport Workers Union of America would expand the No Tax on Overtime policy to include about three million workers who are currently ineligible for a tax deduction on overtime earnings. “Half of our membership is currently ineligible for this critical tax break and the TWU…
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