Published 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…

Published 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…

Published 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…

Published 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…

Published 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…

Published 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…

Published 06 Mar, 2014 Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO STATEMENT ON ARIZONA GOV. JAN BREWER’S VETO OF SB 1062 In our fight for justice and dignity for all American workers, it is incumbent upon the Transport Workers Union to stand against any encroachment upon the civil and human rights of working men and women….Read More…