Press Releases
AA Bankruptcy Hearing, TWU Actions in Response to DOJ Lawsuit
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921, media@twu.org Statement by Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Director Garry Drummond on Today’s American Airlines Bankruptcy Hearing and TWU Actions in Response to DOJ Lawsuit It became even more apparent in Judge Lane’s courtroom today that the best course of action for American Airlines, its…Read More…
TWU President on Withdrawal of Election by IBT at AA
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 16 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921, media@twu.org Statement by Transport Workers Union of America International President James C. Little on Withdrawal of Election Challenge by the Teamsters at American Airlines We’re pleased that the Teamsters realized that this raid of TWU members at American Airlines was both wasteful and divisive. Now that we…Read More…
TWU Delivers Petition with Thousands of Signatures to DoJ
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202/549-4921 media@twu.org Transport Workers Deliver Petition with Thousands of Signatures to U.S. Dept. of Justice Offices in Major Cities Across the Nation; Call for End to Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking the American-US Airways Merger Jobs at American Airlines and US Airways Placed in Jeopardy by DoJ’s Misguided Interference…Read More…
TWU Statement on Court to Hear AMR/US Airways Merger Case
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921, media@twu.org Statement by Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Director Garry Drummond on Today’s Decision by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to Hear AMR/US Airways Merger Case in 2013 Members and leaders of the Transport Workers Union employed at both American Airlines and US Airways are…Read More…
Transport Workers Union to Leaflet Allegiant Passengers at St. Pete/Clearwater Airport
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Sep, 2013 As new routes kick off, workers ask: “Will Allegiant Be There?” Discount carrier has track record of cancelling routes and abandoning entire communities ST. PETERSBURG, FL –Members of the Transport Workers Union, representing more than 600 flight attendants at Allegiant Air, will leaflet passengers at the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport on…Read More…
TWU Informational Picketing at St. Pete/Clearwater Airport
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 18 Sep, 2013 Contact: Amy Shenker, askpr2011@gmail.com, 301.412.2616 Roger Kerson, roger.kerson@gmail.com, 734.645.0535 News Advisory for Thurs. Sept. 19, St. Petersburg, Fla. Transport Workers Union to Conduct Informational Picketing in Allegiant Terminal at St. Pete/Clearwater AirportAs airline connects to new cities, workers ask: “Will Allegiant Be There?” Discount carrier has history of cancelling routes and abandoning entire communities ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. –Members…Read More…
Union to Hold Protest Outside Allegiant Airlines Vegas Headquarters
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Sep, 2013 LAS VEGAS – Delegates and union activists from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 24th Constitutional Convention will gather for informational picketing at Allegiant Air headquarters in Las Vegas this coming Thursday, September 26 at 3:30 pm (PDT). TWU members, who will wear t-shirts highlighting Allegiant’s “Delayed Service, Cancelled Routes and Abandoned…Read More…
TWU Seeks Seat at the Table in US Airways/American Airlines Merger
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 02 Oct, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921; media@twu.org Transport Workers Seek a Seat at the Table in US Airways/American Airlines Merger Case Case will go forward despite government shutdown Washington, DC – The Transport Workers Union has taken legal action in federal court to protect the jobs, pay and benefits of its members, TWU…Read More…
TWU to Leaflet Allegiant Passengers on Halloween
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Oct, 2013 Contact: Roger Kerson, roger.kerson@gmail.com, 734.645.0535 Amy Shenker, askpr2011@gmail.com, 301.412.2616 Transport Workers Union to Leaflet Allegiant Passengers on Halloween at Punta Gorda Airport Workers ask “Is Allegiant’s Proposed Expansion at Punta Gorda a Trick or a Treat?” Discount carrier has track record of canceling routes and abandoning entire communities PUNTA GORDA, FL…Read More…
TWU Local 556 on the Expanded Use of Electronic Devices on Planes
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 31 Oct, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net STATEMENT OF TWU LOCAL 556, REPRESENTING 11,000 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, ON THE FAA’S DECISION TO ALLOW EXPANDED USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON AIRPLANES DALLAS – Leaders of TWU Local 556, representing more than 11,000 flight attendants at Southwest Airlines, said today that the…Read More…