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TWU Concludes Robust Secretary-Treasurers’ Training Seminar
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 08 Dec, 2014 By Bob Wechsler, TWU Education & Training Coordinator The question inevitably comes up at the membership meeting, “Why can’t we afford it?’ Twenty-five local union officers, most of them Secretary-Treasurers came together at the Maritime Institute in Lithnicum, MD for an intensive 2.5-day training to learn and practice the tools of…Read More…
American Asking for Pension Relief While Making Record Profits
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Dec, 2014 A Rejection of Commitments American Airlines Made to Labor to Support Merger with US Airways When Exiting Bankruptcy American Airlines’ commitment to future payments of employee pensions was key to gain support of the merger by TWU and other unions. In November 2012, American Airlines’ employee pension plans were frozen during bankruptcy…Read More…
President Lombardo on American’s Push to Cut Pension Contributions
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Dec, 2014 Statement by Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO President Harry Lombardo on American Airlines’ Push to Amend the Pension Protection Act of 2006 CORPORATE GREED — WHEN DOES IT STOP? AAL Making Record Profits and Asking for Pension Relief Washington, D.C. – The “new” American Airlines is attempting to renege on…Read More…
Training Workshops Empower Locals, Sharpen Representation Skills
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Jan, 2015 </div></p> <div>Grounded in the Resolutions that came out of TWU’s 24th Constitutional Convention, the International’s education and training initiatives are transforming TWU representation at all levels of the union. The International Administrative Committee believes firmly that consistent, effective member representation is the bedrock of TWU’s success—and is committed to empowering and…Read More…
TWU Represented at AFL-CIO MLK Civil & Human Rights Conference
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byTWU Represented at AFL-CIO MLK Civil & Human Rights Conference Published 19 Jan, 2015 </div></p> <div>Today, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we must reaffirm our commitment to the fight for justice. From TWU’s founding in 1934, our pursuit of absolute economic and social justice—regardless of race, gender, class or creed—has been this union’s most…Read More…
Now Accepting Applications for the 2015 Michael J. Quill Scholarship!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 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…Read More…
Sneak Preview: TWU Express Winter 2015 Issue
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 28 Jan, 2015 The latest issue of the TWU Express is hot off the presses and en route to TWU members across America. But you can get an advance look at the digital version of the issue right now! Read the full issue Read and download previous issues …ReturnRead More…
TWU Concludes Annual IEC and IEB Meeting in New Orleans
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 18 Feb, 2015 </div></p> <p style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”>The TWU International concluded its annual meeting of the International Executive Council (IEC) and International Executive Board (IEB) last week. This critical meeting brings together the TWU International Administrative Committee, our union’s Executive Council Vice Presidents, the Executive Council and…Read More…
TWU Protests Southwest’s Refusal to Bargain in Good Faith
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 26 Feb, 2015 </div></p> <div>On Wednesday, dozens of TWU activists staged an informational picket outside of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in downtown Washington, DC where Southwest Airlines took home <em style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”>Air Transport Magazine</em>’s “Airline of the Year” award. Led by Local 555 leadership and rank and…Read More…
State Conferences Work to Build Relationships With Local Officials
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 27 Feb, 2015 </div></p> <div><strong style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”>WHY THE STATE CONFERENCES’ “TWU DISTRICT DAYS” CAMPAIGN IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR FIGHT TO PROTECT WORKING FAMILIES</strong></div> <div>By TWU COPE Field Staff Representatives Gwen York and Terry Daniels</div> <div> <div>One of the main goals of our State Conference program…Read More…