Negotiations
PATH workers with no new contract since 2011 picket, demand raises – NJ Advance
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2020 byBy Larry Higgs They were loud, they were numerous and they told commuters and passersby they haven’t had a new contract in close to a decade. Several hundred off-duty PATH workers from eight unions that haven’t reached an agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held a demonstration Thursday afternoon at the Grove…Read More…
AA Association Update: Agreements in Principle
Posted OnJanuary 30, 2020 byJanuary 30, 2020 Agreements in Principle Sisters and Brothers, After more than four years of bargaining, the TWU-IAM Association is proud to announce we have reached Agreements in Principle with American Airlines for five new joint collective bargaining agreements (JCBAs) worth $4.2 billion, covering more than 30,000 Mechanic & Related, Fleet Service, Maintenance Control, MLS/Stores…Read More…
AA Association Update: Negotiations Update
Posted OnJanuary 29, 2020 byJanuary 29, 2020 Sisters and Brothers, Negotiations between the Association and American Airlines resumed today in Washington, DC. with some progress made. The remaining outstanding issues are few, but are some of the most important elements of a collective bargaining agreement, including wages and job scope language. The parties will continue negotiations tomorrow, and the…Read More…
AA Association Update: Negotiations Update
Posted OnJanuary 21, 2020 byJanuary 20, 2020 Sisters and Brothers, Talks continue by phone between the Association Leadership and American Airlines in reaching a JCBA. As such, we wanted to update the membership and dispel a false narrative, speculation and rumors some may be spreading. We are set to meet again with the NMB on Wednesday, January 29, 2020…Read More…
TWU Local 592 Overwhelmingly Ratifies ExpressJet Contract
Posted OnJanuary 2, 2020 byMembers of Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 592 ratified their contract with ExpressJet Airlines, with a 94% voter turnout and 69% of the membership voting in favor of the new agreement. A tentative agreement was recently reached, and the newly ratified agreement will become effective immediately. “Our ExpressJet Dispatch Group has ratified an…Read More…
RELEASE: TWU Local 592 Reaches Tentative Agreement with ExpressJet
Posted OnDecember 19, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 December 19, 2019 TWU Local 592 Reaches Tentative Agreement with ExpressJet Members of Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 592 and ExpressJet have reached a tentative agreement. The TWU’s flight dispatch group had been negotiating a contract since November 2018. Workers will receive industry leading wages and…Read More…
AA Association Update: Negotiations Update
Posted OnDecember 16, 2019 byDecember 13, 2019 Sisters and Brothers, Over the past several weeks, the Association, the NMB and American Airlines have been working to reach the tentative agreement our members have been promised and rightfully deserve. As most of you know, we also agreed to limit communications in a manner that would not create more rumor or…Read More…
TWU Local 592 Ratifies Sun Country Airlines Contract in 80% Vote Every Group Member Voted
Posted OnDecember 4, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 December 4, 2019 TWU Local 592 Ratifies Sun Country Airlines Contract in 80% Vote Every Group Member Voted Members of Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 592 ratified their contract with Sun Country Airlines in an 80% vote. Every member in the Air Dispatch Group participated in…Read More…
San Francisco Motivate Workers Ratify TWU Contract Extension with 91-6 Vote
Posted OnNovember 26, 2019 byMotivate bike share workers in San Francisco ratified their one-year contract extension with the TWU in a crushing 91-6 vote on November 21. The one-year extension is a local supplement to the national contract they adopted. The contract settlement includes significant raises, strong safety language and fair access to training opportunities. “I strongly believe that…Read More…
AA Association Update: NMB Schedules Meetings
Posted OnNovember 25, 2019 byNovember 25, 2019 The Association leadership has pursued continuing negotiations on American Airlines with or without the presence of the National Mediation Board (NMB) with some limited success. After our last negotiating session closed November 15, we asked the Company to agree to meet this week. They declined. The National Mediation Board has announced scheduled…Read More…