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Allegiant Air Flight Attendants Request Arbitration from National Mediation Board
Posted OnAugust 9, 2017 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2017 CONTACT: Thom McDaniel 832-723-5132 or tmcdaniel@twu.org After six years of failed contract negotiations, the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, representing flight attendants at Allegiant Air, has sent a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting that the regulatory body step in and begin the process that could…Read More…
President Samuelsen to President Trump: Doug Parker’s Behavior is Un-American
Posted OnJuly 31, 2017 byTWU International President John Samuelsen fired off a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, calling on the White House to stand up and protect TWU members’ livelihoods in their contract fight with American Airlines. The letter calls out the company for its continued offshoring of jobs, a decidedly un-American business model, and a clear…Read More…
President Samuelsen to President Trump: Protect American Jobs
Posted OnJuly 29, 2017 byTWU International President John Samuelsen fired off a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, calling on the White House to stand up and protect TWU members’ livelihoods in their contract fight with American Airlines. The letter calls out the company for its continued offshoring of jobs, a decidedly un-American business model, and a clear…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, July 28
Posted OnJuly 28, 2017 byDownload this update as a PDF. July 28, 2017 Brothers and Sisters, The Executive Negotiating Committee informed American Airlines they would not meet face to face with the company this week while in Washington D.C. Your negotiating committees continued to evaluate the proposal presented last week and worked on crafting language to respond to this woefully inadequate company document that is far…Read More…
Where’s the LUV? TWU Takes on Southwest’s Bogus Disciplinary Practices
Posted OnJuly 21, 2017 byTWU International President John Samuelsen, along with more than a dozen other TWU leaders, wrote a scathing letter to Gary Kelly, Southwest’s CEO. Southwest has written up three employees per day, and fired one every other day – and it has obliterated employee morale. Enough is enough. Check out the full letter here.Read More…
TWU International Hires New Staff
Posted OnJuly 17, 2017 byPlease see this announcement regarding new staff at TWU International.Read More…
American Airlines Equity Update
Posted OnJuly 6, 2017 byDear American Airlines Members: In May, we provided you an update on the American Airlines equity distribution case indicating that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had issued a decision and opinion affirming the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of California in the case of Demetrius v….Read More…
New TWU Leadership – A Letter from the IAC
Posted OnJune 26, 2017 byOn Wednesday, June 21, the International Executive Council voted unanimously to fill the vacancies on the International Administrative Committee left open by recent retirements and appointments. Below, please find the new IAC officers and their updated positions: John Samuelsen, International President Alex Garcia, International Executive Vice President Gary E. Maslanka, International Secretary-Treasurer John Bland, International…Read More…
Neutral Javits Issues Final Integrated Seniority Lists
Posted OnJune 16, 2017 byThe TWU-IAM Association today announced that Neutral Joshua Javits issued his final integrated seniority lists for the Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores work groups at American Airlines. The final lists are the completion of an investigation Neutral Javits conducted regarding protests of the initial seniority lists, issued on December 27, 2016. The final…Read More…
Association Bulletin: June 9, 2017
Posted OnJune 9, 2017 byJune 9, 2017 Brothers & Sisters, The Executive Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of June 5th, in Washington D.C. and continued discussions of several of the open issues and Articles. The M&R Committee reviewed and passed to the Company M&R Classifications, the complexity of this Article presented us with several challenges. The…Read More…