Published 20 Apr, 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters, During my years in the U.S. military, I learned valuable lessons that have stayed with me ever since. Never box yourself into a corner, always keep your options open, and be sure to have a long-range battle plan. That’s exactly the strategy our union has followed as […]
Published 19 Oct, 2012 Local 513 Allied Fuelers negotiators along with TWU International met this week in negotiation openers with the management of Allied Fueling Company. After several days of proposal exchanges, both parties agreed to a six (6) month extension. The Local 513 negotiation committee believes that with today’s economic climate, a six-month extention […]
Published 23 Sep, 2013 </div> <p style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”>Trumpets, drums and bag pipes gave way to the TWU’s 24th Constitutional Convention, Globally United, Stronger Unions, call to order on Monday, September 23 in Las Vegas.<br /><br />TWU Executive Vice President and Chair of the Constitutional Convention, Harry Lombardo, […]
Published 10 Dec, 2013 Read the full article Posted: Dec 09, 2013 5:06 PM EST Dan Bewley, News On 6 TULSA, Oklahoma – American Airlines and US Airways officially became the world’s largest airline Monday. The new company will have nearly 6,700 flights every day and employ more than 100,000 people. The merger is good […]
Published 07 May, 2014 </div> <div>Local members of TWU’s Nevada/Arizona/Colorado State Conference got all hands on deck this Easter to pull off yet another in a series of inspiring community service projects—this time to support abused and at-risk children in the care of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Boulder City, Nevada.</div> <div>St. Jude’s Annual […]
Published 23 Oct, 2014 On Wednesday, TWU won a National Mediation Board representation authorization election for the 135 flight dispatchers at ExpressJet Airlines, the Atlanta-based regional subsidiary of Delta Airlines. This win marks a definitive end to a bid by PAFCA, the Professional Airline Flight Control Association, for representation of these workers—who have, for three years, […]
Published 28 Jan, 2015 TWU is now accepting applications for the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund’s 2015 cycle. Since 1969, TWU has awarded 15 four-year college scholarships each year to college-bound dependents of TWU members. Each award recipient receives $1,200 annually, for a total of $4,800 over the four-year college period. Quill Scholarship awards have […]
Published 04 Jun, 2015 Local 556’s negotiating team was busy at the bargaining table with Southwest on May 26-27. Check out this video update from the team: </div></p> <p style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”><a style=”color: rgb(44, 92, 119);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);” href=”https://vimeo.com/129789884″ target=”_blank”>TWU Local 556 Negotiation Update</a> […]
Published 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 […]
Published 29 Jan, 2016 January 29, 2016 Sisters and Brothers, With some difficulty traveling due to winter storm Jonas, the Mechanic & Related/Stores and Fleet Service Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines the week of January 25 in Washington, DC. We continue to make steady and thorough progress toward a new joint collective bargaining agreement, […]
