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PATH workers with no new contract since 2011 picket, demand raises – NJ Advance
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2020 byBy Larry Higgs They were loud, they were numerous and they told commuters and passersby they haven’t had a new contract in close to a decade. Several hundred off-duty PATH workers from eight unions that haven’t reached an agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held a demonstration Thursday afternoon at the Grove…Read More…
AA Association Update: Agreements in Principle
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2020 byJanuary 30, 2020 Agreements in Principle Sisters and Brothers, After more than four years of bargaining, the TWU-IAM Association is proud to announce we have reached Agreements in Principle with American Airlines for five new joint collective bargaining agreements (JCBAs) worth $4.2 billion, covering more than 30,000 Mechanic & Related, Fleet Service, Maintenance Control, MLS/Stores…Read More…
PRESS RELEASE: The TWU Supports House Moving Forward Infrastructure Framework
Posted OnJanuary 29, 2020 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2020 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 The TWU Supports House Moving Forward Infrastructure Framework The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) supports the Moving Forward Framework for infrastructure investment introduced today by House leaders today. The plan will increase infrastructure investment to $760 billion over five years, prioritizing public transit funding,…Read More…
AA Association Update: Negotiations Update
Posted OnJanuary 29, 2020 byJanuary 29, 2020 Sisters and Brothers, Negotiations between the Association and American Airlines resumed today in Washington, DC. with some progress made. The remaining outstanding issues are few, but are some of the most important elements of a collective bargaining agreement, including wages and job scope language. The parties will continue negotiations tomorrow, and the…Read More…
Apply for the 2020 Michael J. Quill Scholarship
Posted OnJanuary 13, 2020 byApplications are now being accepted for the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund. This scholarship will offer fifteen (15) college-bound dependents of TWU members with a scholarship worth $4800.00. This scholarship will be paid out, per year in the amount of $1200.00 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four (4) year course. We…Read More…
TWU Local 592 Overwhelmingly Ratifies ExpressJet Contract
Posted OnJanuary 2, 2020 byMembers of Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 592 ratified their contract with ExpressJet Airlines, with a 94% voter turnout and 69% of the membership voting in favor of the new agreement. A tentative agreement was recently reached, and the newly ratified agreement will become effective immediately. “Our ExpressJet Dispatch Group has ratified an…Read More…
TWU Statement on Lawsuit Challenging California’s AB 5
Posted OnDecember 31, 2019 byIn response to a lawsuit filed today by several companies challenging the constitutionality of AB 5, California’s new law to protect workers from misclassification, TWU president John Samuelsen issued the following statement: “How many times to do these companies plan to lose this fight before they acknowledge their workers’ rights? Misclassified workers have already won…Read More…
Spirit Management Needs to Bargain In Good Faith
Posted OnDecember 27, 2019 byOn September 4, 2018, Spirit Airlines Guest Service Agents voted 125 to 28 to form a union under the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU). 82% voted in favor of the union, with the expectation of improving safety, training, working conditions, benefits, job protection, and wages. The goal of our committee is to reach an…Read More…
Happy Holidays & New Year from the TUUS Division
Posted OnDecember 23, 2019 byThe Transport Workers Union International Transit, Universities, Utilities and Services Division wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Joyous Kwanzaa and a happy and healthy New Year! TUUS Director Curtis Tate and TUUS Staff Shavon Gibson Carl Martin Theotis James Jose CruzRead More…
RELEASE: TWU Local 592 Reaches Tentative Agreement with ExpressJet
Posted OnDecember 19, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 December 19, 2019 TWU Local 592 Reaches Tentative Agreement with ExpressJet Members of Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 592 and ExpressJet have reached a tentative agreement. The TWU’s flight dispatch group had been negotiating a contract since November 2018. Workers will receive industry leading wages and…Read More…