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TWU Advocates for FAA Reauthorization
Posted OnApril 26, 2018 byToday, the U.S. House of Representatives is voting on HR 4, a bill to reauthorize the FAA. The TWU sent a letter to Members of the House supporting HR 4 as introduced and making vote recommendations on various amendments being considered today. To see the letter, click here.Read More…
TWU Files Comments to FAA On Petition for Exemption Filed by Southern Utah University
Posted OnApril 18, 2018 byApril 18, 2018 Brenda Robeson Office of Rulemaking Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591– 0001 RE: Petition for Exemption; Southern Utah University Docket No. FAA–2018–0215 Federal Aviation Administration Dear Ms. Robeson, On behalf of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU), I submit these comments to the Federal Aviation Administration’s…Read More…
TWU International President John Samuelsen Statement on the Historic JetBlue Flight Attendant Vote for Representation
Posted OnApril 18, 2018 byMORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND VERY DETERMINED JETBLUE FLIGHT ATTENDENTS HAVE UNIONIZED! OVERWHELMING YES VOTE TO JOIN THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA! TWU International President John Samuelsen calls this a “historic victory.” “This historic victory is yet another example of the tide turning in America as workers continue to lock arms and fight back to defend their livelihoods,” Samuelsen said. Washington,…Read More…
Summary of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
Posted OnApril 15, 2018 byOn October 5, 2018, President Trump signed into law H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The law reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 5 years (through 2023) and establishes various policies and programs, committees and task forces, and studies relating to safety, workers, industry, and passengers. The law also reauthorizes the Transportation…Read More…
Air Division Presidents Conference
Posted OnApril 13, 2018 byThe Air Division Presidents Conference was held April 10 – 11 in San Francisco. The meeting was an opportunity for the Air Division Local Presidents to come together to network and discuss challenges they are facing as well as unique tactics and techniques that are working for their locals. The Presidents in attendance represented members…Read More…
American Airlines Profit HOARDING Plan
Posted OnMarch 28, 2018 byBrothers and Sisters, The TWU-IAM Association is fighting for the industry’s best profit sharing plan. The current American Airlines profit sharing plan is simply inadequate. Even American’s CEO admitted that other airlines have better profit sharing plans. He recognized that those better plans have created a “compensation differential” for Association members that would be addressed…Read More…
American Airlines Negotiations Update: Healthcare
Posted OnMarch 28, 2018 byYour bargaining committee has chosen to fight for affordable health care. Therefore, we have demanded that American Airlines, the largest and most profitable airline in the world, offer the richer Legacy U.S. Airways plans to all Association members. Find more information in the full bulletin.Read More…
Congratulations to New IAC Officers
Posted OnMarch 15, 2018 byDear Brothers & Sisters: As you all know by now, both Secretary-Treasurer Gary Maslanka and Administrative Vice President John Bland are retiring after great careers of advocacy for this membership. It is never easy to say goodbye to friends and colleagues who we have worked with and admired over the years. Even though Gary and…Read More…
Transport Workers Union Applauds Senate Democrats for Their Jobs and Infrastructure Plan
Posted OnMarch 7, 2018 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2018 CONTACT: Pete Donohue Pdonohue@twu.org Washington, D.C. – In response to the release of the Senate Democrats’ Jobs & Infrastructure Plan for America’s Workers, Transport Workers Union, AFL-CIO (TWU) International President John Samuelsen issued the following statement: “We commend the Senate Democrats for the plan they released today that proposes…Read More…
Ratification of Amtrak Agreement
Posted OnMarch 2, 2018 byThe TWU JCC Carmen/Coach Cleaners and TWU ASWC/OBS voted overwhelmingly to ratify the Amtrak Agreement, with 97 percent of the Carmen/Coach Cleaners and 94 percent of the ASWC/OBS members voting in favor of the agreement. Union leadership called the vote a solid display of confidence in the agreement and thank the members for their support.Read More…