Press Releases
Statement by Deputy Director, TWU Air Transport Division
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 02 Oct, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921 media@twu.org Attention aviation, business, labor and Dallas-based reporters and editorsStatement by Robert Gless Deputy Director, Air Transport Division Transport Workers Union of America on Investigation of Loose Seats on American Airlines Flights The Transport Workers Union of America, which represents aircraft mechanics and other…Read More…
Is Allegiant Skirting Hawaii’s Health Care Law?
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 23 Oct, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jamie Horwitz (202) 549-4921 Is Allegiant Skirting Hawaii’s Health Care Law? Flight Attendants Call for Investigation; Airline Says Flight Attendants Won’t Make 20-Hour Threshold to Earn Health Care – But Each Trip to Mainland and back is 14 Hours Honolulu – Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America Local 577,…Read More…
TWU Applauds Pilots Agreement with American Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 09 Nov, 2012 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921media@twu.org DALLAS – Leaders of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), representing more than 26,000 workers at American Airlines, applauded today the agreement in principle reached by members of the Allied Pilots Association (APA) and AMR, the airline’s parent company. “It’s good news for American, its employees and its…Read More…
Allegiant Flight Attendants Ask: Will Allegiant Be There?
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byAllegiant Flight Attendants Ask:“Your Bags Are Packed, But Will Allegiant Be There?”Billboards Greet Las Vegas Travelers in Multiple Locations LAS VEGAS – Members of TWU Local 577, representing more than 600 flight attendants at Allegiant Air, are continuing efforts to educate consumers with digital billboards in multiple locations in Las Vegas. The billboards, with a…Read More…
Flight Attendants Call for FAA Audit of Scheduling at Allegiant Air
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Aug, 2013 For immediate release Contact: Amy Shenker, askpr2011@gmail.com, 301.412.2616 or Roger Kerson, roger.kerson@gmail.com, 734.645.0535 Flight Attendants Call for FAA Audit of Scheduling at Allegiant Air WASHINGTON DC – The Transport Workers Union (TWU), representing more than 600 flight attendants at Allegiant Air, has asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a “complete audit……Read More…
TWU Air Transport Director on Machinists Victory Over the Teamsters
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202/549-4921 media@twu.org Statement by Garry Drummond Transport Workers Union Air Transport Director on Machinists Victory Over the Teamsters in a Union Representation Election at US Airways Today’s election results are a victory for the real trade unionists at US Airways. TWU is proud to stand with members…Read More…
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…