Published 28 Apr, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin NAI’s Scheme Should Not Fly TWU Praises Congress for Taking Action Following the release of bipartisan legislation today to prohibit Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) Irish-flag subsidiary from violating labor standards in the aviation industry, the Transport Workers Union of America issued the…
Published 07 Apr, 2016 In a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today, TWU joined other unions in the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department in urging the secretary to issue a rule to protect bus drivers and other transit operators from physical assault. The letter, signed by International President Harry Lombardo and seven other union leaders, points…
Published 04 Apr, 2016 Following this morning’s announcement that Alaska Airlines would acquire Virgin America, we released the following statement to our members at Virgin America directly from their negotiating committee: In spite of the rampant speculation and rumors over the past two weeks, we were still surprised this morning when we received official confirmation…
TWU & Members of NJ Transit Labor Coalition Reach Tentative Deal, Avert Strike Published 11 Mar, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 374-6103 A coalition of unions representing more than 4,000 rail workers on New Jersey Transit announced a tentative deal late Friday night in a massive victory for TWU members, who…