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Global Celebration of International Women’s Day
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 08 Mar, 2011 Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is commemorating the day by highlighting the important role of women in the transportation industry. Women transit workers have been fighting for equality and justice for over a hundred years and continue to be pioneers…Read More…
Occupy Wall Street! All Day All Week!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Oct, 2011 Those are the chants echoed throughout Zuccotti Park in New York as Occupy Wall Street has sparked solidarity actions across the nation from North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan and Kentucky and internationally to Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, England and Canada. The movement has also received support and endorsements from numerous organizations and labor…Read More…
Labor Union to Suggest Alternatives to AMR Cost Cuts
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Feb, 2012 (Reuters) – The union representing seven categories of ground workers at bankrupt American Airlines will offer alternatives to some of the job cuts and concessions the company says it needs to survive, the head of the Transport Workers Union said on Tuesday. TWU has asked American’s parent company AMR Corp for…Read More…
FAA Finds Philippine Aviation Standards Lacking
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 Mar, 2012 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has found lingering deficiencies in Philippine air safety standards despite the country’s efforts to fix the problems. Unqualified personnel inspect aircraft and airport facilities, inspectors accept free rides on the same airlines they are checking and airlines receive certification despite failing to meet requirements, according to…Read More…
Help TWU Keep American Jobs in America
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Mar, 2012 When someone thinks of ”bankruptcy” a vision of individuals unable to pay every day bills because of job loss or crushing school and medical costs often comes to mind. But there is another side to this process that is simply shameful: multi-billion dollar corporations using bankruptcy to walk away from promises…Read More…
Support AAmerican Jobs Rally
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Apr, 2012 Jobs, Jobs, Jobs Hundreds of Workers to March and Rally to Save Jobs at American Airlines and American Eagle as Hearings to Void Labor Contracts Begin at U.S. Bankruptcy Court Morning of April 23 in Lower Manhattan New York – Workers from American Airlines and American Eagle will march and rally from…Read More…
U.S., Australia Transport Unions form Alliance
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Oct, 2012 Two unions that represent airline and transit workers in the United States and Australia said on Wednesday they have formed an alliance in a bid to coordinate activities globally. The Transport Workers Union of America, which represents more than 200,000 workers at U.S. airlines such as AMR Corp’s American and Southwest…Read More…
Letter from President Lombardo Regarding the Tragedy at LAX
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Nov, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today my thoughts and prayers and those of the TWU family go out to the family of Transportation Security Administration agent Gerardo Hernandez, who was the first TSA agent to be killed in the line of duty. It happened last Friday at Los Angeles International Airport, and…Read More…
TWU Cautiously Optimistic About Tulsa American Airlines Facility
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 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…Read More…
Workers to Attend MTA’s Board Meeting; Demand ‘Fair’ Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Dec, 2013 Read the complete article BY PETE DONOHUE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS PUBLISHED: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013, 7:47 AM Union Local 100 workers stage a flash mob in the lobby of NYC Transit Human Resources offices just before their contract with the MTA ran out in January 2012. Dozens of bus…Read More…