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Allegiant Airlines Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Ratify New Five-Year Contract

TWU Local 577, representing 1,700 Flight Attendants working for Allegiant Airlines, ratified a new five-year contract on Monday – locking in immediate wage increases ranging from 20 to 41.2 percent.   The contact was ratified on a decisive vote, with 90 percent of votes in favor and 97 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot.  …

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TWU Express – Spring 2024

Express! Express! Read All About It! The Spring edition of The TWU Express magazine is out. Catch up on the news about your union and fellow members, including a big win against the outsourcing of aircraft maintenance work to foreign shops overseas, a Florida Bus Operator’s personal story of triumph, the International’s fight against automation,…

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Air Wisconsin Dispatchers Unanimously Ratify New Contract

  TWU Flight Dispatchers at Air Wisconsin ratified a four-year contract on Thursday, securing a well-deserved pay raise of 22 percent on average after years of hard-fought negotiations. The ratification vote was 100 percent in favor of the contract, with 96 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot.      Air Wisconsin, an Appleton-based company that…

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Victory for Transit Safety: FTA Sides with TWU Over Agency Executives on Safety Plans

The Biden Administration rejected efforts by transit executives to sideline workers when drafting mandatory safety plans addressing assaults, equipment malfunctions, traffic accidents, and other on-the-job hazards – a big win for workers and for The Transport Workers Union. The American Public Transportation Association wanted federally mandated safety committees with worker representatives to be advisory panels…

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