Published 02 Mar, 2011 Local presidents on the TWU American Airlines Negotiations Committee held a press conference at the Air Transit Division (ATD) office in Hurst, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 24. Collectively they represent more than 22,000 workers in different classifications mired in negotiations with American Airlines that began in late 2007. ATD Director Garry…Read More…

Published 28 Sep, 2011 Recently, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, on behalf of the 250,000 union brothers and sisters in Wisconsin, sent a letter to TWU extending their appreciation for our support against the attacks on Wisconsin workers. You can see the letter here. As these attacks go on in Wisconsin and around the nation against…Read More…

Published 16 Nov, 2011 James C. Little, President of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU), announced today that the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has found that the New York law banning and penalizing public worker strikes violates fundamental workers’ rights protected by international law. This decision…Read More…

Published 23 Nov, 2011 Friday, November 18 was a terrible day for workers’ rights. The Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America and the Transport Workers Union join together in condemning the decision by the National Mediation Board (NMB) denying charges of management interference by Delta Air Lines in the November 2010 union representation election….Read More…

Published 22 Nov, 2011 Congressional intransigence appears to be at an all time high as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, more commonly known as the ‘Super Committee’, failed to move forth any plans for reducing the debt and deficit. Assembled by Congress after the debt limit debacle in August, the committee was tasked…Read More…

Published 10 Nov, 2011 Dear TWU Brothers & Sisters, In honor and recognition of  Veterans Day, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to those who have and continue to risk and sacrifice their lives to fight for the freedoms we at home often take for granted. Since World War II, The Transport Workers…Read More…

Published 09 Nov, 2011 Ohioans came out in full force Tuesday night and proved that an attack on workers’ rights was not going to happen and overturned Ohio’s SB 5 law eliminating collective bargaining. In what was one of the most watched elections the nation has seen, with an outcome that could have set a…Read More…

Published 26 Sep, 2011 Transportation funding and ensuring African Americans are at the table during planning and implementation of transportation were discussed at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference this past week in Washington, DC. The panel, sponsored by TWU, “Moving Toward Livable and Sustainable Communities: Are African Americans Being Left Behind?”…Read More…

Published 16 Jan, 2012 In 1963, thousands joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the streets of Detroit for “Detroit’s March to Freedom” to address the inequalities in hiring practices, wages as well as the segregation and brutality that met civil rights activists in the South. Today, as union members and activists continue to fight…Read More…

Published 02 Mar, 2012 All title groups continued with the bankruptcy negotiations throughout this week. The goal is clear…mitigate the company’s TWU “ask” of over $390 million, including about 9,000 layoffs. Your Negotiating Team leaders analyze the documents, data and business plans. The various experts retained by TWU, assist them as we bargain at a…Read More…