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Petition to Fire Amtrak President Richard Anderson
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2019 byThe TWU launched a petition to fire Amtrak President Richard Anderson. Since Amtrak President Richard Anderson took office, he has been hell-bent on privatizing our national rail network. This slash-and-burn CEO is busy gutting service and killing careers. On June 1, 2018, Anderson cut dining car service on two long-distance lines: the Capitol Limited and Lake…Read More…
Association Negotiations Update: American Struggles To Say Yes
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2019 byFebruary 1, 2019 Throughout this week, the Association Executive Negotiating Committee members continued to present reasonable proposals in an effort to reach a JCBA. While some conversations discussed across the bargaining table seemed to reach “supposal agreements in principle,” written proposals returned from the Company continued to revert to their take-it or leave-it positions. In…Read More…
JetBlue IFC Negotiations Take Off
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2019 byJetBlue InFlight Crewmembers (IFC) have been negotiating their first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) since August – and the negotiating team said things at the bargaining table have been mostly blue skies. The TWU International Communications Department caught up with members of the JetBlue IFC negotiation team during a session in late January in Washington, DC….Read More…
Election Dates Set for Kalitta Air Dispatchers
Posted OnJanuary 25, 2019 byThe National Mediation Board (NMB) set election dates for Kalitta Air Dispatchers to vote to join the TWU. Voting runs from Feb. 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET through March 5. All votes must be received no later than March 5 at 2p.m. ET, where they will be counted at the NMB in Washington, DC. “Industry…Read More…
Memo to Air Division Members: During the Shutdown, We Must Remain Super Vigilant!
Posted OnJanuary 24, 2019 byFrom International President John Samuelsen, “As the federal government shutdown drags on, the safety and security risks associated with air travel increase every day. We are beyond the normal safety thresholds and it is becoming increasingly dangerous to fly. The American flying public is imperiled.” “The chaos of this shutdown has severely eroded the layers…Read More…
American Airlines Association: Negotiation Update
Posted OnJanuary 18, 2019 byJanuary 18, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The TWU/IAM Association Executive Negotiating Committee this week met in full session with American Airlines under the auspices of National Mediation Board Mediators, Jim Mackenzie and Eva Durham, in San Francisco, CA. In addition to the executive committee, the full negotiating committees were also in San Francisco to support…Read More…
TWU and UPS Negotiations Reach Impasse Over Contract Proposal
Posted OnJanuary 9, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2019 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 TWU and UPS Negotiations Reach Impasse Over Contract Proposal After 46 months of bargaining, Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) believes contract negotiations between the Union’s Aircraft Dispatchers and United Parcel Service (UPS) have come to an impasse. The parties have been engaged in…Read More…
Unions Demand Firing of Amtrak President Anderson
Posted OnDecember 18, 2018 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWU Contact: John Feltz, 732-567-5262 UNITE HERE Contact: Donald Boyd, 312-404-3526 TCU/IAM Contact: Jack Dinsdale, 661-204-6909 Survey Says: Amtrak Passengers Prefer Skilled, Trained Onboard Service Workers Unions Call for Firing of Chief Executive Outsourcer Richard Anderson On Monday, December 17, members of the Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC), comprising the Transportation Workers Union of America (TWU), UNITE…Read More…
American Airlines Association Update
Posted OnDecember 15, 2018 byDecember 15, 2018 Brothers and Sisters, The TWU/IAM Association executive negotiating committee participated on a conference call conducted by National Mediation Board mediators yesterday, December 14, 2018. Negotiators from American Airlines also participated. The mediators recapped the remaining open items to be negotiated. They also set the agenda and negotiating schedule for the beginning of…Read More…
Unions Call Out Amtrak President for Privatizing Rail Network
Posted OnDecember 13, 2018 byDecember 13, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWU Contact: John Feltz, 732-567-5262 UNITE HERE Contact: Donald Boyd, 312-404-3526 TCU/IAM Contact: Jack Dinsdale, 661-204-6909 Amtrak Service Workers Council Calls Out Amtrak President Richard Anderson for Privatizing Our National Rail Network WHEN: Monday, December 17 at 11 a.m. WHERE: Corner of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street, Boston, outside…Read More…