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Angelo Cucuzza Featured in New York Daily News

Check out Angelo Cucuzza, Chairman at TWU New York/New Jersey State Conference and Executive Vice President of Local 501, in the New York Daily News: “Anyone who believes a state constitutional convention will bring about good government reforms and empower everyday voters is living in a fantasyland,” he says. “That’s why I strongly urge you to vote ‘no’…

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The TWU Continues the Campaign Against NYC Mayor to Secure Subway Funding

The TWU is ratcheting up its public campaign against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, launching a second television ad calling out the Mayor for refusing to participate in the MTA’s comprehensive action plan to fix the city’s subway.  The ads are part of an ongoing TWU campaign to compel Mayor de Blasio to…

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Allegiant Air Flight Attendants Request Arbitration from National Mediation Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2017 CONTACT: Thom McDaniel 832-723-5132 or tmcdaniel@twu.org After six years of failed contract negotiations, the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, representing flight attendants at Allegiant Air, has sent a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting that the regulatory body step in and begin the process that could…

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President Samuelsen to President Trump: Doug Parker’s Behavior is Un-American

TWU International President John Samuelsen fired off a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, calling on the White House to stand up and protect TWU members’ livelihoods in their contract fight with American Airlines. The letter calls out the company for its continued offshoring of jobs, a decidedly un-American business model, and a clear…

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