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ACT Today! Protect Meal & Break Periods for Aviation Workers in California

Airline CEOs and their lobbyists are attempting an end run around California law, seeking to deny meal and break protections to California-based flight crews. A recent 9th Circuit Court ruling extended meal and break protections to California based flight attendants and pilots. Airlines now want to exclude them from these protections altogether. Act today! Tell the California…

NS furloughs 86 at Juniata shop, Rail carrier cuts additional 14 jobs through attrition

By William Kibler Altoona Mirror July 10, 2021 Norfolk Southern furloughed 86 employees at the Juniata Locomotive Shop of Friday, with the jobs of 14 additional jobs eliminated by attrition. The layoffs drew the ire of state Rep. Lou Schmitt, R-Altoona. “I think Norfolk Southern is nothing but a bunch of southern-fried asset strippers,” he said. “These…

PRESS RELEASE: Enough is Enough – TWU Air Division Workers Stuck in Aviation Meltdown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2021 Contact: dromano@twu.org Enough is Enough – TWU Air Division Workers Stuck in Aviation Meltdown TWU flight attendants, gate agents, mechanics, and other airline workers have been experiencing extreme stress and horrible working conditions since travel has been returning to pre-pandemic levels. In particular, the upcoming July 4th weekend is likely to…

As the TWU Celebrates Juneteenth, We Envision a Future Where We Are All Treated Equally, Everywhere

Juneteenth, or June 19, is now a Federal Holiday. It marks the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States: June 19, 1865.

President Joe Biden signed legislation on June 17, 2021, making it the 11^th national holiday recognized annually by the federal government. Federal offices will be closed in observance on June 18. This year, as the country slowly opens after being shut down for over a year due to a deadly pandemic, Juneteenth can be properly celebrated in streets from coast to coast.