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Allegiant Air Flight Attendants Request Arbitration from National Mediation Board

FOR 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…

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President Samuelsen to President Trump: Doug Parker’s Behavior is Un-American

TWU 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…

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President Samuelsen to President Trump: Protect American Jobs

TWU 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…

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AA Bargaining Update, July 28

Download 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…

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