FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2020
Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org
Transport Workers Union Supports Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act as Part of Larger Deal
Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen issued the following statement regarding the Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act introduced by Senators Susan Collins and Roger Wicker:
“Our transportation systems are facing the most difficult time in our history. Tens of thousands of airline, transit, and railroad workers are facing layoffs in the next sixty days if Congress does not immediately provide emergency aid to this sector. The TWU is grateful that Senator Collins and Senator Wicker are prioritizing this issue and demanding their colleagues do something now to preserve these jobs.
“The Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act demonstrates that emergency aid to our transportation systems has broad support in Congress and is of the utmost importance. The TWU is urging the House and Senate to pass this measure alongside necessary, overdue aid for transit systems and Amtrak. For the entire transportation sector, time is growing short to avert massive job loss and economic devastation.”
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The Transport Workers Union of America represents more than 150,000 workers across the airline, railroad, transit, universities, utilities and services sectors