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Justice for AAmerican Workers!

Published 17 Apr, 2012 Stand in solidarity with the Transport Workers Union for the 1st day of American Airlines bankruptcy trial against labor. Monday, April 23 9AM-11AM GATHER IN BATTERY PARK (NE CORNER AT BROADWAY & STATE ST) MARCH TO BOWLING GREEN PARK (ACROSS FROM US BANKRUPTCY COURT) Download the leaflet here …Return

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The American Workplace

Published 12 Apr, 2012 </div></p> <p style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”>Hard working TWU members keep American Airlines and American Eagle operations going every day – rain or shine. In spite of AMR’s bankruptcy and the company’s latest filing to abrogate AA’s labor contracts, TWU members continue to perform as airline…

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AMR Bankruptcy Updates

Published 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…

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10-Apr-12

Published 10 Apr, 2012 On Friday, March 30th, President Obama signed the three-month extension, the ninth extension since it expired in September 2009, of the transportation bill that prevented the shutdown of highway and transit projects across the country. The House passed the extension by a vote of 266-158. The Senate, after strong opposition to…

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