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Update of FAA Reauthorization Passage
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 06 Feb, 2012 Following three-and-a-half years without a full FAA reauthorization, which led to 23 stopgap extensions and one painful showdown of the FAA, the Senate approved the “FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act” 75-20. The bill was introduced at the beginning of the 112th Congress, and contains several issues of great…Read More…
Wrong for American – Wrong for America
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 06 Feb, 2012 by James C. Little Last week, AMR executives revealed their proposal for bankruptcy reorganization. They decided to hit their employees at American Airlines and American Eagle with a hammer, slashing 13,000 jobs and dumping pension plans on the PBGC. They’re aiming for a 20 percent reduction in labor costs. From everything…Read More…
Update on FAA Reauthorization: HR 658
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Feb, 2012 As you’re well aware, the FAA Reauthorization has rapidly been moving toward passage over the past two weeks. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted, passing 248 to 169 accepting the conference report. The Senate is scheduled to vote on Monday on whether to accept the report. This is the last step…Read More…
President Little Writes Congress Regarding FAA Reauthorization
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 03 Feb, 2012 TWU International President James C. Little wrote Senators and Representatives last night telling them TWU has long maintained that labor provisions do not belong in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, be it the yes/no ballot or any other changes to the Railway Labor Act. Unfortunately, our friends in Congress did not get…Read More…
AMR Bankruptcy Update – American Eagle
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 03 Feb, 2012 On Wednesday Feb. 1, AMR announced their restructuring plan, a plan that deals a heavy blow to nearly 9,000 TWU members working at American Airlines. As for American Eagle’s restructuring, the company was short on specifics saying, “due to fleet uncertainty we have not finalized our plan as of now.” The…Read More…
American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 03 Feb, 2012 Transport Workers Union is strong supporter of surface transportation legislation that is properly funded, grants protections for workers and supports transportation growth in our communities. During the last eight extensions of previous surface transportation bills we have advocated for investments and policy that would match the growing demand for public transportation…Read More…
Labor Union to Suggest Alternatives to AMR Cost Cuts
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Feb, 2012 (Reuters) – The union representing seven categories of ground workers at bankrupt American Airlines will offer alternatives to some of the job cuts and concessions the company says it needs to survive, the head of the Transport Workers Union said on Tuesday. TWU has asked American’s parent company AMR Corp for…Read More…
TWU Members Lobby Against HR7
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 16 Feb, 2012 TWU members from the Rail and Transit divisions joined forces with other Amtrak workers and their brothers and sisters from UNITE HERE and TCU Feb. 13-15 on Capitol Hill to have their voices heard against the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (HR7) that would eliminate all dedicated funding for public…Read More…
TWU and CWA to Builld Stronger Alliance
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 22 Feb, 2012 Earlier this month TWU and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) entered into partnership with the goal of building a stronger alliance that will benefit over the 850,000 members they jointly represent. This partnership provides the unique opportunity for each of us to preserve and build upon TWU’s and CWA’s proud…Read More…
Local 250-A Files Legal Challenge to Undo Imposed Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Feb, 2012 This week TWU Local 250-A filed a petition in the California Superior Court to have last year’s arbitrator’s decision, that imposed a contract on Muni Operators, overturned. The filing is against the numerous violations of law and procedure, such as how the makeup of the Mediation/Arbitration Board violated provisions of the…Read More…