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AMR Bankruptcy Updates
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 10 Apr, 2012 American Airlines The TWU’s legal team is preparing for trial in New York. AMR “fast tracked” the bankruptcy process with their 1113(c) filing to abrogate our labor contracts. AMR’s motion included dumping over 6,500 documents and exhibits with the court filing. The documents spell out AMR’s alleged reason for seeking abrogation…Read More…
Letter from President Little Regarding Bankruptcy
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 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…Read More…
Union Leaders Pursue Best Path to Restore AA to Preeminence
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Apr, 2012 Fort Worth, Texas (April 20, 2012) — The Transport Workers Union (TWU), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and the Allied Pilots Association (APA) issued the following joint statement today: “On behalf of nearly 55,000 American Airlines front-line employees—including the 17,000 members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the…Read More…
An Important Message from US Airways CEO Parker
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Apr, 2012 Dear Fellow Employees – Today, we filed a statement (a form called an 8-K) with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing that we have signed agreements with the three unions that represent nearly 55,000 American Airlines employees. These unions are the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants…Read More…
AMR Bankruptcy Update for April 25, 2012
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Apr, 2012 TWU MEMBERS TO SOON VOTE ON AA FINAL OFFERS Our negotiators are still in Dallas awaiting the final full text language on AA’s last concessionary ask. We are still attempting to mitigate parts of the Company’s last offer. We anticipate these talks to continue through most of this week. If this…Read More…
TWU on CNBC
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Apr, 2012 Watch CNBC’s interview with TWU International President James C. Little during Monday’s Battery Park protest in New York City and Peter Kaufman, CEO of the Gordian Group. President Little and Kaufman give their view on why TWU and other AMR labor unions, support a possible merger by U.S. Airways. TWU hired…Read More…
Transit Unions Thank Sen. Menendez
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 27 Apr, 2012 TWU and other transit unions recently wrote Sen. Menendez of New Jersey thanking him for his leadership for maintaining transit funding in the Senate’s surface transportation bill. You can read the letter here. …ReturnRead More…
May Telephone Briefing with International President Little.
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 11 May, 2012 Listen as President Little briefs members on the current vote underway for TWU members employed at American Airlines. The 27 minute call took place Monday evening. President Little urges members to take the time and read all the information regarding the Company’s “last, best and final offer,” before casting their vote….Read More…
2012 Michael Quill Scholarship
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 23 May, 2012 Since 1970, the TWU International has held an annual drawing to provide college tuition assistance to the deserving children of hard working TWU members. Known as the Michael Quill Scholarship, it is supervised by International Executive Vice President Harry Lombardo. On May 22, the TWU International drew the names of 15…Read More…
TWU Welcomes Its Newest Members
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 May, 2012 TWU welcomes 67 new members this week after employees of Durham School Services in Weatherford, Texas voted to join TWU, the first Durham site in the state to unionize. The school bus drivers, monitors, and maintenance workers voted 49-14 on May 25 to join the local after being subjected to on…Read More…