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TWU Mourns Tragic Passing of Local 250-A Member
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Jan, 2016 TWU International Mourns Tragic Passing of Local 250-A Member Reynaldo Morante FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2016 CONTACT: Oriana Korin (202) 719-3834 Following this week’s news that TWU Local 250-A member and San Francisco cable car operator Reynaldo Morante succumbed to injuries suffered after being struck by a suspected drunken motorcyclist…Read More…
Victory: Flight Attendants at Atlas Air Vote to Unionize with TWU!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Jan, 2016 Earlier this week, the National Mediation Board certified our election at Flight Services International / Atlas Air – after the votes were tallied, workers chose TWU with 61 percent of the vote. We’re thrilled that FSI/Atlas flight attendants have taken this initial action toward securing their future, and we look forward to…Read More…
Association Continues Negotiations This Week
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Jan, 2016 Sisters and Brothers, Your TWU-IAM Association Fleet Service and Mechanic & Related Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines this week in Miami to continue joint contract negotiations. Below is each Committee’s update of this week’s discussions. Each Committee was able to reach preliminary, tentative agreements pertaining to some of the articles…Read More…
Now Accepting Applications for the 2016 Michael J. Quill Scholarship!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 13 Jan, 2016 TWU is now accepting applications for the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund. This scholarship will offer 15 college-bound dependents of TWU members with a scholarship worth $4,800. This scholarship will be paid out per year in the amount of $1,200 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four-year course of…Read More…
Remembering the Bravery of Mike Quill and TWU Local 100
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Jan, 2016 1966 Strike a Seminal Moment in TWU History Fifty years ago this month, New York City transit workers, led by TWU founding president Michael Quill, voted unanimously to strike, setting the stage for how TWU is recognized today: a fighting, militant union that stands up for justice for all working people,…Read More…
Suspended Local 555 Members Return to Work
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 04 Jan, 2016 On Monday, January 4, the 105 suspended TWU Local 555 members at Southwest Airlines returned to work. The company initially threatened to suspend the employees from 45 to 90 days—without pay—during the holiday season. While we are relieved the employees are back on the job working hard for the traveling public, all grievances…Read More…
Commitment to Training Continues
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Dec, 2015 14th Financial Officers Seminar Held If running a local union is like operating a small business, then local secretary-treasurers are the chief financial officers. As part of our union’s ongoing commitment to developing members’ skills, TWU held a Financial Officers Training seminar at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland in…Read More…
Ground Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement with Southwest Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Dec, 2015 For Immediate Release – December 29, 2015 Download the release Contact: Patti Adams, (501) 519-2743 or Roger Kerson, (734) 645-0535 Ground Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement with Southwest Airlines TWU Local 555 Members Will Have Final Say on Proposed Agreement after More than Four Years of Negotiations DALLAS – TWU…Read More…
Alaska Airlines Dispatchers Overwhelmingly Approve Labor Agreement
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 29, 2015 CONTACT: Oriana Korin, (202) 719-3834 Alaska Airlines Dispatchers Overwhelmingly Approve Labor Agreement The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO has reached an agreement on a new four-year contract covering the 44 dispatchers employed at Alaska Airlines. Dispatchers overwhelmingly approved the contract last week, 41–3. “Through mutual…Read More…
Suspended Local 555 Members Need Our Help
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 16 Dec, 2015 Brothers and Sisters: As we write this message, over 100 of our members from Local 555 have been suspended for attending regional union meetings in Southern California and Orlando, Florida last month. Local 555 leadership organized the meetings to discuss options with their membership after stalled negotiations with Southwest Airlines, a…Read More…