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Flight Attendants and Southwest Airlines Reach Tentative Agreement
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 09 Sep, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Richard (305) 972-0173 Flight Attendants Union and Southwest Airlines Reach Tentative Labor Agreement Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America, AFL-CIO Local 556 announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement in principle with Southwest Airlines. TWU Local 556, which represents over 14,500 flight attendants, has…Read More…
TWU Reaches First Agreement for Allegiant Flight Attendants
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Aug, 2016 Transport Workers Union Reaches First Agreement for Allegiant Airlines Flight Attendants FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2016 CONTACT: Thom McDaniel or Ori Korin Following five years of negotiations, the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU), announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle for the flight attendants it…Read More…
AA LOAs and Transition Agreements Available
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 11 Aug, 2016 As previously communicated last Friday, the TWU-IAM Association and American Airlines reached an interim wage agreement to provide Association members wage and pension increases and job security enhancements while we continue negotiating joint collective bargaining agreements. Download this communication (includes the links below) Below are links to each Letter of Agreement…Read More…
TWU-IAM Association, American Airlines Agree to Industry Best Wage Hikes for 30,000 Ground Workers;
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Aug, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ori Korin, TWU (202) 719-3834 Washington, D.C., August 5, 2016 –The TWU-IAM Joint Association today announced it has reached an interim agreement with American Airlines to provide approximately 30,000 ground workers industry-leading wage rates, a lump sum payment and retirement improvements. Both sides will continue joint contract…Read More…
TWU Wins Big in Court
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Jul, 2016 In a huge victory for TWU and our members covered under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit this week affirmed an earlier district court ruling in favor of TWU and dismissed a class action suit brought against the union. The case, Serna vs….Read More…
TWU Works With Hillary Clinton Campaign to Fight For Working People
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Jul, 2016 We join the Hillary Clinton campaign in welcoming their new Deputy Labor Campaign Directors: Michele Gilliam, a former TWU Local 100 staffer who worked as the New York Political Director on the Bernie Sanders campaign, and Lori D’Orazio, who formerly worked at the AFL-CIO and UAW. They join Nikki Budzinski, Labor…Read More…
Local 291 Wins at Arbitration
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Jun, 2016 An arbitrator’s ruling in early June found that Local 291 successfully demonstrated that Miami-Dade County violated its contract with TWU by outsourcing work without offering the maintenance jobs to the union’s bargaining unit. The initial grievance was written two years ago when the county outsourced the work of an automated people mover…Read More…
Transit, Universities, Utilities and Services Division Engages Local Officers
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Jun, 2016 In keeping with TWU International’s pledge to offer more education and resources for locals, the Transit, Universities, Utilities and Services Division held a two-day training conference last week for nearly 75 of its local presidents and officers, who were joined by colleagues from the air and railroad divisions. The meeting was…Read More…
TWU Endorses Clinton for President
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Jun, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2016 Contact: Ori Korin, (202) 719-3834 Transport Workers Union of America Endorses Hillary Clinton for President Washington D.C. – The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), which represents 140,000 workers from all across the country, today endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. In making their endorsement, TWU’s…Read More…
TWU Members Ratify NJ Transit Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 06 May, 2016 After averting a strike in March, TWU Local 2001 members have ratified their new contract with New Jersey Transit. A coalition of 14 unions, representing 4,000 rail workers, agreed to a deal less than 48 hours before they would have gone on strike. The unions had been working without a contract…Read More…