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Flight Dispatchers Vote to Join TWU
Posted OnAugust 23, 2017 byThis just in: Flight dispatchers at Virgin America (now Alaska Airlines) have voted to join the TWU! The vote determined continued representation with the inclusion of Virgin America Dispatchers who were not represented. Welcome to the TWU family!Read More…
The TWU Continues the Campaign Against NYC Mayor to Secure Subway Funding
Posted OnAugust 11, 2017 byThe TWU is ratcheting up its public campaign against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, launching a second television ad calling out the Mayor for refusing to participate in the MTA’s comprehensive action plan to fix the city’s subway. The ads are part of an ongoing TWU campaign to compel Mayor de Blasio to…Read More…
Angelo Cucuzza Featured in New York Daily News
Posted OnAugust 11, 2017 byCheck out Angelo Cucuzza, Chairman at TWU New York/New Jersey State Conference and Executive Vice President of Local 501, in the New York Daily News: “Anyone who believes a state constitutional convention will bring about good government reforms and empower everyday voters is living in a fantasyland,” he says. “That’s why I strongly urge you to vote ‘no’…Read More…
Allegiant Air Flight Attendants Request Arbitration from National Mediation Board
Posted OnAugust 9, 2017 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2017 CONTACT: Thom McDaniel 832-723-5132 or tmcdaniel@twu.org After six years of failed contract negotiations, the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, representing flight attendants at Allegiant Air, has sent a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting that the regulatory body step in and begin the process that could…Read More…
President Samuelsen to President Trump: Doug Parker’s Behavior is Un-American
Posted OnJuly 31, 2017 byTWU International President John Samuelsen fired off a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, calling on the White House to stand up and protect TWU members’ livelihoods in their contract fight with American Airlines. The letter calls out the company for its continued offshoring of jobs, a decidedly un-American business model, and a clear…Read More…
President Samuelsen to President Trump: Protect American Jobs
Posted OnJuly 29, 2017 byTWU International President John Samuelsen fired off a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, calling on the White House to stand up and protect TWU members’ livelihoods in their contract fight with American Airlines. The letter calls out the company for its continued offshoring of jobs, a decidedly un-American business model, and a clear…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, July 28
Posted OnJuly 28, 2017 byDownload this update as a PDF. July 28, 2017 Brothers and Sisters, The Executive Negotiating Committee informed American Airlines they would not meet face to face with the company this week while in Washington D.C. Your negotiating committees continued to evaluate the proposal presented last week and worked on crafting language to respond to this woefully inadequate company document that is far…Read More…
Where’s the LUV? TWU Takes on Southwest’s Bogus Disciplinary Practices
Posted OnJuly 21, 2017 byTWU International President John Samuelsen, along with more than a dozen other TWU leaders, wrote a scathing letter to Gary Kelly, Southwest’s CEO. Southwest has written up three employees per day, and fired one every other day – and it has obliterated employee morale. Enough is enough. Check out the full letter here.Read More…
TWU International Hires New Staff
Posted OnJuly 17, 2017 byPlease see this announcement regarding new staff at TWU International.Read More…
American Airlines Equity Update
Posted OnJuly 6, 2017 byDear American Airlines Members: In May, we provided you an update on the American Airlines equity distribution case indicating that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had issued a decision and opinion affirming the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of California in the case of Demetrius v….Read More…