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AA Association Update: American Takes the Fight to the Floor

May 3, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, American Airlines has made the determination to try changing the negotiations from the bargaining table to directly bargaining in the breakrooms, on the shop floor and on the ramp. Their direct appeal to TWU and IAM members represented by the Association is an end-around rarely seen by the most…

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AA Association Update: American, AGAIN, Shows Their Unwillingness to Negotiate an Agreement – NMB Fails with its Strategy

April 26, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, The Association leadership met with American Airlines’ negotiators and Federal Mediators this week in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Mediator’s unorthodox approach to these negotiations failed to provide adequate space for the parties to face-off in the critical high stakes final issues to be resolved. The recent sessions were short…

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Augusta Community to Deliver Petition to Richmond County Board of Education: Put the Brakes on Toxic School Buses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWU Contact: Heather Laverty, 269-598-2235 Bus Driver Contact: Yolanda Brown, 706-513-4879 Parent Contact: Timothy Howard, 706-399-1367 April 22, 2019 Augusta Community to Deliver Petition to Richmond County Board of Education: Put the Brakes on Toxic School Buses WHEN: Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. WHERE: 864 Broad Street, Central Office Boardroom, Augusta, Georgia WHO: The…

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Local 568 Member’s Life Saved by Union Brothers at Safety Meeting

On March 13, a run-of-the-mill Air Division Safety Meeting quickly became a real-life lesson, when one TWU member began choking on his lunch and was saved by his union brothers. After a long morning session, attendees were especially hungry when lunch arrived. Local 568 Safety Chair Joe Rodriguez took the first bite of his steak…

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