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TWU Express – Summer 2024
Posted OnJuly 1, 2024 byExpress! Express! Read All About It! The Summer edition of The TWU Express magazine is out.Read More…
TWU Express – Spring 2024
Posted OnApril 15, 2024 byExpress! Express! Read All About It! The Spring edition of The TWU Express magazine is out. Catch up on the news about your union and fellow members, including a big win against the outsourcing of aircraft maintenance work to foreign shops overseas, a Florida Bus Operator’s personal story of triumph, the International’s fight against automation,…Read More…
Transportation Technology Newsletter #17
Posted OnJanuary 25, 2024 byTWU leaders descended on the CES tech show and co-sponsored the 5th Annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit, together with the AFL-CIO, its Technology Institute and several unions.Read More…
Stop the Assaults!
Posted OnJanuary 8, 2024 byTWU International President John Samuelsen calls for more federal action to finally bring an end the plague of violence facing the transit operating workforce. “Transit workers are outrageously getting attacked and abused every single day,” Samuelsen writes in this Op-Ed published by The Hill.Read More…
Massive Victory For Airline Passengers And Union Workers
Posted OnDecember 6, 2023 bySTATEMENT FROM TWU INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT JOHN SAMUELSEN The FAA announced a proposed new rule that would apply drug and alcohol testing standards to all airline heavy maintenance mechanics, regardless of where they are on the planet. This is a massive victory for US airline passengers and workers. Airline mechanics in China and other lower-wage, lower-standard…Read More…
2021 Scholarship Winners
Posted OnMay 28, 2021 byEstablished in 1969, the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund provides 15 scholarships worth $4,800 to college-bound dependents of TWU members. It is paid out every year in the amount of $1,200 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four-year course of study. The money is paid directly to the recipient’s accredited college or…Read More…
The TWU Celebrates International Flight Attendant Day
Posted OnMay 28, 2021 byMay 31 marks International Flight Attendant Day. This year the TWU wants to honor the incredible work our Flight Attendants do, not only in the face of a deadly pandemic, but also amidst one of the worst rashes of passenger misconduct and violence aboard our aircraft. To many, being a Flight Attendant looks like a…Read More…
The TWU International Wishes You a Safe Memorial Day Weekend
Posted OnMay 28, 2021 byMemorial Day honors those who died while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. This weekend, the officers and staff of the TWU International will take a moment to reflect and honor our members who served in the military and the sacrifices they made. With the summer season unofficially kicking off and many…Read More…
TSA extends face mask requirement at airports and throughout the transportation network
Posted OnMay 12, 2021 byWASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending the face mask requirement for individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States, including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-the-road buses, and on commuter bus and rail systems through September 13. TSA’s initial face mask requirement went into effect on February 1 with an…Read More…
AA ASSOCIATION UPDATE: FIRST ASSOCIATION VS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLEET ARBITRATION CASE
Posted OnApril 20, 2021 byApril 20, 2021 The Association presented its first arbitration case. At issue is the Control Crew Chief work that American Airlines transitioned from Crew Chiefs to management. Testimony was given by representatives of the TWU and the IAM far-reaching from across the country, from Charlotte to Dallas and Los Angeles to Phoenix. The Association strongly…Read More…