Published 04 Jan, 2016 On Monday, January 4, the 105 suspended TWU Local 555 members at Southwest Airlines returned to work. The company initially threatened to suspend the employees from 45 to 90 days—without pay—during the holiday season. While we are relieved the employees are back on the job working hard for the traveling public, all grievances…
Published 30 Dec, 2015 14th Financial Officers Seminar Held If running a local union is like operating a small business, then local secretary-treasurers are the chief financial officers. As part of our union’s ongoing commitment to developing members’ skills, TWU held a Financial Officers Training seminar at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland in…
Published 30 Dec, 2015 For Immediate Release – December 29, 2015 Download the release Contact: Patti Adams, (501) 519-2743 or Roger Kerson, (734) 645-0535 Ground Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement with Southwest Airlines TWU Local 555 Members Will Have Final Say on Proposed Agreement after More than Four Years of Negotiations DALLAS – TWU…
Published 29 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 29, 2015 CONTACT: Oriana Korin, (202) 719-3834 Alaska Airlines Dispatchers Overwhelmingly Approve Labor Agreement The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO has reached an agreement on a new four-year contract covering the 44 dispatchers employed at Alaska Airlines. Dispatchers overwhelmingly approved the contract last week, 41–3. “Through mutual…