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Local 550 Wants Some LUV
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 May, 2011 While Southwest Airlines shareholders were inside company headquarters in Dallas, TX on May 18 holding their annual meeting and discussing executive bonuses, members of TWU Local 550, who are dispatchers at Southwest, rallied outside for a new contract that recognizes their years of hard work. A group of Local 550 members…Read More…
Today is Tax Day. Make Them Pay!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 18 Apr, 2011 While you might have spent the weekend frantically rushing to finish your tax returns by today’s deadline, many of the mega-corporations that got us into the current financial mess probably spent that time counting their money and having a laugh at the rest of us. GE and tons of other corporations…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 2011 Cope Conference: Workers Rights Are Human Rights
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Apr, 2011 As legislative attacks against labor continue to mount, a new urgency has emerged for labor to fight back to defend basic human rights and stop the anti-worker agenda growing in more than 20 states. During this pivotal political moment, the 2011 TWU Committee on Political Education (COPE) Conference opened Tuesday, April…Read More…
President Little on Union Edge Radio Show
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Mar, 2011 Transport Workers Union International President James C. Little appeared on the Union Edge Radio Talk Show on Tuesday, March 15 to discuss the rising attack on the middle class and the need to create good jobs. President Little spoke about the threat to workers’ rights that is occurring in states across…Read More…
Protests Swell in Wisconsin
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Mar, 2011 Passion flooded Madison, Wiscosin today as thousands of workers and their families from all over the state and nation swarmed Wisconsin’s capital protesting the recent passage of the law eliminating most collective bargaining rights for wisconsin’s public employee unions. Today’s massive demonstration followed yesterday’s walkout by Madison high school students, who…Read More…
Occupy Wall Street! All Day All Week!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Oct, 2011 Those are the chants echoed throughout Zuccotti Park in New York as Occupy Wall Street has sparked solidarity actions across the nation from North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan and Kentucky and internationally to Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, England and Canada. The movement has also received support and endorsements from numerous organizations and labor…Read More…
President Little Writes Congress Re: American Airlines Bankruptcy
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Nov, 2011 Today, TWU International President James C. Little sent letters to Congress regarding American Airlines filing for bankruptcy on Nov. 29. The letters are to make certain we open the dialogue about what is to come and to potentially avoid the devastating affects this will have for TWU members. You can read…Read More…
TWU Members Are Fighting Back For Jobs and Their Community
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Feb, 2012 </div></p> <p style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”>For over 60 years, American Airlines has been a major employer in communities across this great land, providing good paying jobs for members and helping sustain local economies. Thousands of dedicated workers raised families and enjoyed a middle class life…Read More…
TWU, Communications Workers of America Form New Partnership
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 10 Feb, 2012 The Transport Workers Union of America and the Communications Workers of America have voted to work together in a new affiliation. The new partnership was unanimously endorsed by the executive boards of both unions. The two unions represent more than 120,000 airline workers and are joining forces to support bargaining and…Read More…