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Joint Assn & AA Agree to Industry Best Wage Hikes
Posted OnNovember 9, 2016 byPublished 05 Aug, 2016 Sisters and Brothers, The TWU-IAM Joint Association today announced we have reached an interim agreement with American Airlines to provide all members industry-leading wage rates, a lump sum payment and retirement improvements. Your committee will continue joint contract negotiations with American to resolve all outstanding issues, including bargaining additional wage and…Read More…
Baking a Strong Labor Layer Cake
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Oct, 2016 We can all use more cake in our lives. But this election season, it’s even more important that we bake a strong labor layer cake, together. In the latest video from TWU International, find an authentic American recipe for making a delicious cake that contains collective bargaining rights, dignity and respect…Read More…
TWU Reaches Tentative Agreement for Instructors at American Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 10 Oct, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin Flight Crew Training Ground Instructors & Simulator Instructor Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement with American Airlines Dallas, Texas — Late last week, another workgroup represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reached a tentative agreement with American Airlines. The flight crew…Read More…
The Founding Fathers Take on the Election
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 13 Oct, 2016 Can’t get tickets to Hamilton the Musical? Then check out what our first Treasury Secretary and the rest of the Founding Fathers have to say about the 2016 Election in the latest video from TWU International. Spend time at the National Portrait Gallery and listen in as Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams…Read More…
Seniority Integration Update
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 28 Sep, 2016 Dear Sisters and Brothers, In June of this year, the membership was advised that the TWU/IAM Associations had retained the services of Neutral Arbitrator Joshua Javits to create final integrated seniority lists. Shortly thereafter, Javits met with TWU/IAM negotiators and seniority committee members to receive their thoughts, input and guidance and…Read More…
Local 100 Defies MTA to Honor Firefighter, TWU Locals Show Solidarity
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Sep, 2016 When a first responder falls in the line of duty, communities often lower flags to half-staff as a sign of respect. So earlier this week when a firefighter lost his life battling a fire in the Bronx, members of Local 100 at the Kingsbridge Depot in New York lowered the facility’s…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, Sept. 30
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Sep, 2016 Sisters and Brothers, The Joint Association Mechanic & Related/Stores and Fleet Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines the week of September 26 in DFW. Updates from both committees are below. Download Mechanic & Related Stores Download Fleet Mechanic & Related/Stores Update Hours of Service M&R & MLS – We continue to work…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, Oct. 21
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 Oct, 2016 The Joint Association Mechanic & Related/Stores and Fleet Negotiating Committees met with American Airlines this week. Updates from both committees are below. Download Mechanic & Related Stores Download Fleet Mechanic & Related Stores: Sisters and Brothers, The Association Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines during the week of…Read More…
Happy Independence Day from International President Harry Lombardo
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 01 Jul, 2016 July 4, 2016 In a year more noted for its sharp political divides, it is important that we come together as a union to celebrate what ties us together at TWU and what binds us as a nation. This weekend while we celebrate our country’s birth, TWU International President Harry Lombardo…Read More…
The Power of TWU: Local 208 celebrates 75 years
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 Jul, 2016 It was a nostalgic and joyful evening for Local 208 on July 16 as it celebrated 75 years of working on behalf of transit workers in Columbus, Ohio. Local 208 President Andrew Jordan and his executive board were hosts for the evening that brought together representatives of the International union as…Read More…