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TWU Women AMTs Lobby on Capitol Hill Only 2.6% of AMTs Are Women: ‘We Want to Break These Stereotypes’

Fourteen female Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT) who are TWU members touched down on Capitol Hill July 28, to lobby for support of legislation that would improve safety standards for the aircraft they work with: The Global Aircraft Safety Improvement Act, as well as more visibility and support for women in their trade. Only 2.6% of…

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Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter #10

If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org US, Japanese Insurers Invest $111 Million in Ann Arbor-Based AV Company May Mobility US and Japanese insurers are pumping over $100 million into May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle startup company based in TWU city Ann Arbor whose executives say,…

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TWU Statement on Spirit/Frontier Airlines Merger Vote

The following statement can be attributed to TWU International President John Samuelsen: “If Spirit Airlines’ shareholders voting against a merger with Frontier indicates that the company is nearing a deal with JetBlue, we believe that workers and airline passengers should be concerned. Spirit executives must look closely at JetBlue’s business model and how that airline…

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United Rail Unions PEB Update

Today, July 24, 2022, the United Rail Unions, who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition, and the Carriers represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) began their presentations before the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed by President Biden. The hearings are scheduled…

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