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Virgin America Flight Attendants Seek Unionization Vote
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 May, 2014 Read the full article Published: Tue, May 20 2014 By Alwyn Scott SEATTLE (Reuters) – Flight attendants at Virgin America airlines are seeking a vote on whether to unionize, according to an official at the Transport Workers Union (TWU), in a move that could pave the way for organized labor’s latest…Read More…
Virgin America Flight Attendants Vote To Join Union
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Aug, 2014 *Read this article on the Huffington Post website, where it originally appeared. Virgin America Flight Attendants Vote To Join Union Posted: 08/13/2014 5:08 pm EDT Dave Jamieson dave.jamieson@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON—Three years after a failed bid to unionize, flight attendants at Virgin America airlines on Wednesday voted decisively to join the Transport Workers…Read More…
Leg amputee ready to take the helm as MTA motorman
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 09 Oct, 2014 New York Daily News EXCLUSIVE: Mario Maisonet had his leg amputated after developing a bad infection in his leg from a bug bite in Florida. Before that, he had passed the civil service exam to ditch his MTA bus driver job and become a motorman. He’s still on the path. BY…Read More…
TWU Welcomes Oriana (Ori) Korin
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byTWU Welcomes Oriana (Ori) Korin Published 01 May, 2015 Sisters and Brothers, I am excited to share today the news that starting Monday, May 4, Oriana (Ori) Korin will be joining TWU, as the director of our communications department. Ori has a long history of fighting for workers’ rights, having previously served as the Press…Read More…
With Solidarity Across the Union, Victory at Gray Line is Near!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Sep, 2015 TWU has represented workers on New York City’s Gray Line tourist buses for over 50 years. In 2009, the company merged with another company whose workers were represented by a different union, the United Service Workers. The recent election was TWU’s attempt to keep the relationship between the two companies from…Read More…
House Passes Measure to Extend Transportation Authority
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Nov, 2015 Facing a Nov. 20 deadline, the House has passed a clean, bi-partisan extension of the Surface Transportation bill. The House and Senate now have until Dec. 4, 2015, to negotiate over the two different versions of the bill in a Conference Committee. Once they reach a final agreement, the House and…Read More…