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AA Association Update
Posted OnMay 21, 2019 byMay 21, 2019 Dear Ms. Vaughn, We are in receipt of your email regarding holidays on American Airlines. Your failure to personally contact any designated Association representative and your demand that we respond within two days is reflective of the disrespect you have shown your employees during this entire negotiations process. We take these matters…Read More…
2019 Michael J. Quill Scholarship Winners: 50th Anniversary Drawing
Posted OnMay 17, 2019 byEstablished in 1969, the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund provides 15 scholarships worth $4,800 to college-bound dependents of TWU members. It is paid out every year in the amount of $1,200 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four-year course of study. The money is paid directly to the recipient’s accredited college or…Read More…
AA Association Update: Association Sets the Record Straight
Posted OnMay 16, 2019 byMay 16, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, American management recently distributed incomplete and misleading negotiating documents to its employees. Don’t be fooled by their union busting tactics. Please visit our Association page at http://www.usaamerger.com to view the videos partitioned into sections for easier viewing to see the real state of negotiations between American Airlines and the…Read More…
Special Podcast Edition – The Association Responds To American Airline’s So Called Proposal
Posted OnMay 9, 2019 byTWU Strategic Action Coordinator Brian Parker talks with TWU Executive Negotiator Gary Peterson and IAM Executive Negotiator Tom Reagan about what American Airlines calls their “Full Company Proposal.” You can listen to the podcast at http://podcast.twu.org/ or by subscribing and following on iTunes and Google Music.Read More…
TWU Calls on Congress to Protect Transit Operators from Assault
Posted OnMay 8, 2019 byToday, TWU sent letters of support to both the U.S. House and Senate urging lawmakers to cosponsor the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act (H.R. 1139/S. 436). This bill is essential to helping protect transit operators around the country from the brutal assaults we face every day. H.R. 1139/S. 436 would require local transit agencies…Read More…
Florida Passes Bill Legalizing Self-Driving Ubers – How We Can Fight Back
Posted OnMay 8, 2019 byPresident and Officers of the Transit, Universities, Utilities and Services Division, Well we could not have possibly been discussing a more timely topic. On May 1, the Florida legislature – influenced by UBER lobbyists and UBER money one would guess – has passed a law legalizing self-driving cars and the hiring of them through digital apps….Read More…
Reposting: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Posted OnMay 6, 2019 byAt last week’s Air and Transit Division President’s Joint Council Meeting in Orlando, there was some discussion about Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol testing regulations. Click here to read about testing procedures. If you have further questions or need more information, please contact your Local Staff Representative.Read More…
AA Association Update: American Takes the Fight to the Floor
Posted OnMay 3, 2019 byMay 3, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, American Airlines has made the determination to try changing the negotiations from the bargaining table to directly bargaining in the breakrooms, on the shop floor and on the ramp. Their direct appeal to TWU and IAM members represented by the Association is an end-around rarely seen by the most…Read More…
Augusta Community to Deliver Petition to Richmond County Board of Education: Put the Brakes on Toxic School Buses
Posted OnApril 22, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWU Contact: Heather Laverty, 269-598-2235 Bus Driver Contact: Yolanda Brown, 706-513-4879 Parent Contact: Timothy Howard, 706-399-1367 April 22, 2019 Augusta Community to Deliver Petition to Richmond County Board of Education: Put the Brakes on Toxic School Buses WHEN: Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. WHERE: 864 Broad Street, Central Office Boardroom, Augusta, Georgia WHO: The…Read More…
Local 568 Member’s Life Saved by Union Brothers at Safety Meeting
Posted OnApril 17, 2019 byOn March 13, a run-of-the-mill Air Division Safety Meeting quickly became a real-life lesson, when one TWU member began choking on his lunch and was saved by his union brothers. After a long morning session, attendees were especially hungry when lunch arrived. Local 568 Safety Chair Joe Rodriguez took the first bite of his steak…Read More…