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Local 100 Reaches Deal with NY MTA
Posted OnJanuary 16, 2017 byAfter two months of tough negotiations, Local 100 announced this afternoon that it has reached an agreement with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on a new collective bargaining agreement for 38,000 Local 100 members. The contract expired at midnight Sunday but the negotiating teams continued to work through the night and all members…Read More…
Honoring Dr. King
Posted OnJanuary 13, 2017 by“Now is the time.” Those were the words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he addressed the sanitation workers on strike in Memphis just weeks before he was assassinated. Today, we honor Dr. King’s birthday but we do so not as a moment in history, but as a call to action today, to…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, Jan. 13
Posted OnJanuary 13, 2017 byAssociation Leadership to Expedite Outstanding Joint Contract Economic Issues Top level TWU/IAM Association leadership will be joining ongoing joint contract negotiations with American Airlines to expedite outstanding economic issues. “The time is now for Association members to achieve the fair contract they deserve,” said Association Chair and Vice Chair Sito Pantoja and Harry Lombardo, respectively….Read More…
Confirmation Hearings Begin
Posted OnJanuary 9, 2017 byThis week, the Senate will begin confirmation hearings on nominees for various cabinet secretaries in the Trump administration whose departments affect TWU members and working people in general. See the schedule of Senate confirmation hearings. Many of the hearings will be carried live on the committees’ own websites or you can watch them on C-SPAN….Read More…
Local 555 Arbitration Update
Posted OnJanuary 6, 2017 byPlease see the latest news from TWU Local 555 in an arbitration case with Southwest Airlines. TWU International stands with our brothers and sisters in asking the company to abide by the neutral arbitrator’s decision in the case. Read the memo from Local 555 President Greg Puriski at TWU.org/Air Read More…
TWU Veterans Committee Meeting
Posted OnJanuary 3, 2017 byThe TWU Veterans Committee will hold its next quarterly meeting January 31 (travel day) through February 3 in Phoenix, Arizona. Please RSVP as soon as possible to Recording Secretary Charlana Bilodeau and also to add any agenda items. Book your room by Jan. 12. Read the full notice. Read More…
What’s Next?
Posted OnJanuary 2, 2017 byThe first days of a new year are a time to reflect on the past 12 months and make plans for the next; a time to give thanks for each other, to evaluate what we accomplished together, and to assess where we hope to be when we find ourselves together again at the holidays next…Read More…
Ruling in AA Bankruptcy Case Favors TWU: Unrelated to AA Prefunding
Posted OnDecember 27, 2016 byIn a ruling completely separate from TWU’s ongoing healthcare prefunding case, a bankruptcy court ruled today in favor of TWU and two other unions in a case against American Airlines. The unions took the company to court last year to oppose the way the airline was dividing up additional shares of its stock while bankruptcy…Read More…
Neutral Javits Issues Initial Integrated Seniority Lists at American Airlines
Posted OnDecember 27, 2016 bySisters and Brothers, The TWU-IAM Association today announced that Neutral Joshua Javits issued his Report and Recommendations and initial integrated seniority lists for the Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores work groups at American Airlines. In June, the Association retained the services of Neutral Javits, former Chairman of the National Mediation Board and member…Read More…
Happy Holidays from TWU
Posted OnDecember 23, 2016 byBrothers and Sisters: The TWU International Administrative Committee and International staff extend to you and your families warm wishes for a happy, healthy holiday season. This is a time for reflection and to make plans for 2017; a time to give thanks for one another, to evaluate what we accomplished, and to assess where we…Read More…