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NMB Denies AMFA’s Request for Waiver of 1-Year Application Bar
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 23 Oct, 2013 This letter addresses the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association’s (AMFA) August 21, 2013 letter requesting that the National Mediation Board (NMB or Board) not apply the 29 C.F.R. § 1206.4 (b) (3) one-year bar to applications following the dismissal of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) application in the above-referenced case.1 For…Read More…
It’s Time to Improve Bus Driver Safety and Health
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Oct, 2013 Too often, our nation’s intercity bus drivers face unique health and safety challenges that are not being addressed by employers and policymakers at all levels. Bus driver assaults are on the rise, causing unacceptably high rates of injury and worker anxiety. Making this work even more stressful, many bus drivers are…Read More…
Top Officers Conclude Series of TWU Summit Meetings
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Oct, 2013 The new TWU administration’s first weeks have been devoted to hearing from locals in every division. In the past, the expertise and on-the-ground knowledge of ATD locals in particular was often overlooked. Moving forward, the International will seek the input of local leadership at every step in negotiations with employers. To…Read More…
TWU Shuts Down Broadway at Local 100 Contract Rally
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Oct, 2013 </div> <div>On October 29th, one year to the day after Hurricane Sandy barreled through New York City, TWU International President Harry Lombardo delivered a rousing call to action at Local 100’s Rally for a Fair Contract. Approximately 5,000 Local 100 members converged outside of MTA headquarters at 2 Broadway, shutting down…Read More…
TWU Working Women’s Committee Gives Back in Fort Worth
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 31 Oct, 2013 </div> <div>TWU’s Working Women’s Committee (WWC) of the Air Transport Division donned hard hats, picked up hammers and went to work building a home with Habitat for Humanity on October 22 during their three-day meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.</div> <div>Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit that selects deserving families in need…Read More…
Letter from President Lombardo Regarding the Tragedy at LAX
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Nov, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today my thoughts and prayers and those of the TWU family go out to the family of Transportation Security Administration agent Gerardo Hernandez, who was the first TSA agent to be killed in the line of duty. It happened last Friday at Los Angeles International Airport, and…Read More…
TWU Locals Prepare for Labor Battle at State Conference
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 06 Nov, 2013 On October 30, locals from all three divisions across Ohio and Michigan convened a meeting of the Ohio/Michigan State Conference, held quarterly. Political initiatives on the table ran the gamut from impending right-to-work legislation in Ohio to a recently introduced transit worker assault bill. Our locals in the region are expecting…Read More…
TWU Veterans: Serving Our Country and Our Communities
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 11 Nov, 2013 Our veterans in the TWU are not only a tremendous source of pride for all union members, but also a source of aid and inspiration to the membership and their communities. Since its founding in 1934, the TWU has had the honor of counting among its membership generations of military veterans,…Read More…
Local 291 Leads Initiative to Cut Health Care Costs
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 Nov, 2013 Union members around the country are reeling from health care contribution costs—what Local 291 President Clarence Washington calls “the big gorilla in the room,” in every labor negotiation. Local 291, which represents Miami-Dade public transit workers, has long been concerned about its membership’s rising health care costs. Some members with dependents…Read More…
Visiting Home Easier for Military Sons and Daughters at AA
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 Nov, 2013 In midsummer of 2012, ATD Veterans Committee Recording Secretary Pete Meyer got a call from Local 501 Treasurer Angelo Cucuzza. The son of a Local 501 member, who had just finished boot camp, used the wrong classification of flight pass on his last trip home before being deployed. The member, who…Read More…