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Obama Calls for Passage of Transportation and FAA Bills
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 31 Aug, 2011 An estimated 1 million workers will lose their jobs in one year if Congress does not pass a clean extension for the Surface Transportation and for the Federal Aviation Administration bills said President Obama today during his press conference on America’s infrastructure. Obama, joined by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary of…Read More…
Congressional Leaders to End the FAA Shutdown
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 04 Aug, 2011 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that he had reached a deal with other Congressional leaders to end the FAA shutdown and get America’s aviation system back to work. This agreement comes after nearly three weeks of gridlock, during which the US government lost over half a billion dollars in…Read More…
FAA Faces Shutdown
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 Jul, 2011 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could shutdown this Friday, July 22 thanks to Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives who are threatening to block renewal of funding because stripping aviation and rail workers of their rights is more important to them than airline safety and jobs. Essentially, Republican leadership is…Read More…
TWU Activists in Nevada Raise the Bar
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 24 May, 2011 The TWU Workers’ Rights are Human Rights team in Nevada has raised the activist bar for the rest of the country. To kick off their week, TWU activists in Nevada gave new meaning to “on the ground” organizing, pitching a tent in solidarity with students protesting Draconian public education cuts. Students…Read More…
Report Exposes Low Wages, Safety Issues at Overseas Repair Shops
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 May, 2011 Outsourcing aircraft maintenance to overseas facilities with low pay, little oversight and minimal training is a threat to decent union jobs in the U.S. and a safety concern for the flying public, according to a recent investigative report by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News in Seattle, WA. The report, Third-World Mechanics Paid…Read More…
Local 542 President Helps Implement NextGen ATC System
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 11 May, 2011 Increasing levels of air traffic with limited operational air space and a grossly inefficient analog radar system designed for the 20th century has made the already demanding job of directing air traffic much more challenging for pilots, flight dispatchers and air traffic controllers. Thus, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry…Read More…
New Contract for Local 542 Members at Alaska Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 10 May, 2011 Local 542 members who are flight dispatchers at Alaska Airlines ratified a new four-year contract that provides wage increases and quality of life improvements. A large majority of the 36 dispatchers, 86 percent, voted to accept the contract that will mean wages keep up with the increasing cost of living and…Read More…
Airline Unions from Around the Globe Launch One World Council
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 Apr, 2011 TWU and the unions representing workers at partner airlines in the One World Alliance, which includes American Airlines and American Eagle, announced today April 20, 2011 that they are forming the One World of Labour Council in order to forge new strategies and build stronger relationships for defending workers and ensuring…Read More…
U.S. Needs Effective Oversight of Aircraft Maintenance
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Apr, 2011 In a letter to the editor published in The New York Times, TWU International President James C. Little called on Congress to pass a FAA Reauthorization bill that includes robust oversight and uniform standards foreign aircraft repair facilities. Read the letter: William J. McGee is right: Federal Aviation Administration inspectors can…Read More…
TWU Study on Safety Gaps in Overseas Aircraft Repair Facilities
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Apr, 2011 A new report from the TWU highlights significant gaps in the safety and security of aircraft maintenance performed in outsourced repair facilities in the U.S. and overseas. The study, Who’s Fixing My Plane: Aircraft Maintenance in America?, is based on a review of government audits and industry data. The report documents…Read More…