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American Announces Mid-Term Pay Increases for Pilots & Flight Attendants
Posted OnApril 27, 2017 byApril 27, 2017 American Airlines yesterday announced mid-contract pay increases for its pilot and flight attendant groups. The company states its reasoning is that those two groups have fallen significantly behind their industry peers with long durations before their collective bargaining agreements are open for negotiations. The TWU-IAM Association negotiated industry leading pay increases…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, April 21
Posted OnApril 21, 2017 byApril 21, 2017 Executive Session Negotiations Continue American negotiations continued this week in Washington, D.C. By mutual agreement, the Chairperson of the National Mediation Board (NMB), Linda Puchala, joined our negotiations. The purpose of entering Executive level negotiations is to bring the talks to a successful conclusion and to the degree the NMB can assist…Read More…
Keeping Air Travel Safe for Workers and Passengers
Posted OnApril 12, 2017 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2017 CONTACT: Ori Korin, okorin@twu.org Keeping Air Travel Safe for Workers and Passengers Alike: Transport Workers Union President Lauds FCC Proposal to Ban Inflight Voice Calls Washington, D.C. — Following Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s announcement earlier this week that the FCC would support a ban on inflight voice calls…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, March 31
Posted OnMarch 31, 2017 bySisters and Brothers: Executive level negotiations took place in Washington, D.C. this week. Chief negotiators for the TWU-IAM Associations met with negotiators from American Airlines to advance our discussions in efforts toward concluding our contract discussions. All negotiating committee members were fully briefed on the sessions and continue to be involved with input and ongoing…Read More…
#TodayWeUnite-I’m Ready To Fight
Posted OnMarch 3, 2017 byAs bargaining continues at American Airlines, we’re sending a strong message to the company: TWU is united, from the shop floor to the negotiating table, and we’re ready to fight for the contract we’ve earned. For the last two weeks, members have gathered at stations around the country to show their solidarity, snapping #TodayWeUnite photos…Read More…
AA Bargaining Update, Feb. 17
Posted OnFebruary 17, 2017 byBrothers and Sisters: The Association Fleet Negotiating Committee met with the company during the week of February 13th in Orlando Florida. Download this update. This week the Association received the following counter proposals: Vacations – Substantial progress was made and the article has been tabled for the Association Executive Council. Reductions In Force – This proposed article captured…Read More…
TWU Addresses Events at Local 556
Posted OnFebruary 10, 2017 byTWU International addresses concerns raised by members at Local 556 in this memo from Alex Garcia, TWU International Secretary-Treasurer. Read More…
TWU Represented at Women’s March
Posted OnJanuary 24, 2017 byIn a massive outpouring of support for women’s rights, workers’ rights, and human rights, more than a million people took part in Women’s Marches around the globe on Saturday, Jan. 21. Their numbers included two dozen members of TWU Local 556’s Working Women’s Committee who joined the 500,000+ strong crowd of people gathered in…Read More…
Honoring Dr. King
Posted OnJanuary 13, 2017 by“Now is the time.” Those were the words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he addressed the sanitation workers on strike in Memphis just weeks before he was assassinated. Today, we honor Dr. King’s birthday but we do so not as a moment in history, but as a call to action today, to…Read More…
Local 555 Arbitration Update
Posted OnJanuary 6, 2017 byPlease see the latest news from TWU Local 555 in an arbitration case with Southwest Airlines. TWU International stands with our brothers and sisters in asking the company to abide by the neutral arbitrator’s decision in the case. Read the memo from Local 555 President Greg Puriski at TWU.org/Air Read More…