Published 09 Dec, 2015 During the opening meeting for contract negotiations with American Airlines in Dallas, TX on December 3, Association negotiators and company representatives formed a subcommittee tasked with developing an initial negotiating schedule. That subcommittee has met and scheduled negotiating sessions between our Association negotiating committees and American Airlines for the weeks of…
Published 04 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE: December 4, 2015 CONTACT: Ori Korin, (202) 719-3834 Transport Workers Union Lauds Passage of FAST Act Washington, D.C. —Today, President Obama signed the surface transportation reauthorization bill into law. The “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST Act) is a bipartisan measure that will fund our nation’s public transit…
Published 04 Dec, 2015 The TWU-IAM Association yesterday presented American Airlines with a comprehensive package of positions/proposals that will serve as the foundation to achieve joint collective bargaining agreements for 30,000 ground workers at the largest, most profitable airline. Sito Pantoja and Harry Lombardo, Chair and Vice Chair of the Association, attended the opening of…
Published 03 Dec, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2015 TWU Contact: Ori Korin or (202) 374-6103 IAM Contact: James Carlson 30,000 TWU-IAM Association Members Open Negotiations With American Airlines Amid unprecedented company and industry profitability, the TWU-IAM Association today announced that it commenced the largest ever joint contract negotiations with American Airlines for approximately 30,000 ground workers…