Press Releases
United Invincible: TWU Stands With Southwest Ground Workers
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Nov, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2015 CONTACT: Ori Korin (202) 374-6103 United Invincible: TWU International Stands With Southwest Ground Workers International President Says It’s Time to Change the Way Airlines Bargain Earlier this week, after TWU Local 555 held a regional union meeting in Southern California to discuss stalled contract negotiations…Read More…
30,000 TWU-IAM Association Members Open Negotiations With American Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 03 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2015 TWU Contact: Ori Korin or (202) 374-6103 IAM Contact: James Carlson 30,000 TWU-IAM Association Members Open Negotiations With American Airlines Amid unprecedented company and industry profitability, the TWU-IAM Association today announced that it commenced the largest ever joint contract negotiations with American Airlines for approximately 30,000 ground workers…Read More…
Transport Workers Union Lauds Passage of FAST Act
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 04 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE: December 4, 2015 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 719-3834 Transport Workers Union Lauds Passage of FAST Act Washington, D.C. —Today, President Obama signed the surface transportation reauthorization bill into law. The “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST Act) is a bipartisan measure that will fund our nation’s public transit…Read More…
Alaska Airlines Dispatchers Overwhelmingly Approve Labor Agreement
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 29, 2015 CONTACT: Oriana Korin, (202) 719-3834 Alaska Airlines Dispatchers Overwhelmingly Approve Labor Agreement The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO has reached an agreement on a new four-year contract covering the 44 dispatchers employed at Alaska Airlines. Dispatchers overwhelmingly approved the contract last week, 41–3. “Through mutual…Read More…
Ground Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement with Southwest Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Dec, 2015 For Immediate Release – December 29, 2015 Download the release Contact: Patti Adams, (501) 519-2743 or Roger Kerson, (734) 645-0535 Ground Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement with Southwest Airlines TWU Local 555 Members Will Have Final Say on Proposed Agreement after More than Four Years of Negotiations DALLAS – TWU…Read More…
Tentative Agreement between TWU and Southwest Instructors
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Jan, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin (202) 374-6103 Transport Workers Union Announces Tentative Agreement between Flight Crew Training Instructors and Southwest Airlines Last week, Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 557 reached a tentative agreement with Southwest Airlines (SWA) over the contract covering flight crew training instructors….Read More…
NMB Certifies Vote at Allegiant: Flight Attendants Remain TWU United, Invincible
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Feb, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 719-3834 NMB Certifies Vote at Allegiant: Flight Attendants Remain TWU United, Invincible Washington, D.C. – TWU Local 577 proudly remains the union representing nearly 800 flight attendants at Allegiant Air, reaffirmed today by a majority of those voting, as certified by…Read More…
TWU Stands with Members Across Airline Industry for Nationwide Day of Action
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 26 Feb, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: February 26, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 719-3834 Transport Workers Union Stands with Members Across Airline Industry for Nationwide Day of Action This Friday, TWU members will join with their brothers and sisters in the airline industry for a nationwide day of action organized by the International Brotherhood…Read More…
Flight Crew Training Instructors at Southwest Ratify Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 29 Feb, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 29, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 719-3834 Victory for TWU Local 557: Flight Crew Training Instructors at Southwest Airlines Ratify Contract Members of The Transport Workers Union of America Local 557 ratified a new contract with Southwest Airlines yesterday by nearly 70 percent, with an impressive 90.9…Read More…
TWU & Members of NJ Transit Labor Coalition Reach Tentative Deal, Avert Strike
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byTWU & Members of NJ Transit Labor Coalition Reach Tentative Deal, Avert Strike Published 11 Mar, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 374-6103 A coalition of unions representing more than 4,000 rail workers on New Jersey Transit announced a tentative deal late Friday night in a massive victory for TWU members, who…Read More…