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On the Ramps, Top Officers Talk About TWU’s New Direction

Published 17 Dec, 2013 On December 11, TWU International President Harry Lombardo and International Secretary-Treasurer Alex Garcia went to Miami International Airport to talk face-to-face with members in the ATD, speaking at membership meetings and answering members’ questions in break rooms and at gate houses on the ramp. “For the first time, you have top…

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TWU Cautiously Optimistic About Tulsa American Airlines Facility

Published 10 Dec, 2013 Read the full article Posted: Dec 09, 2013 5:06 PM EST Dan Bewley, News On 6  TULSA, Oklahoma – American Airlines and US Airways officially became the world’s largest airline Monday. The new company will have nearly 6,700 flights every day and employ more than 100,000 people. The merger is good…

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Caesars Entertainment Loses a Bet to Local 721

Published 03 Dec, 2013 “Caesars Entertainment is a company that never stops wanting to take from the workforce,” said Gaming Division Director Joe Carbon, who in the last seven months organized 1,150 workers at three Caesars-owned casinos. “They’ve got their bean counters that never stop. Any little thing they can take from workers—some of your…

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Local 525 Takes Bus Company From Zero to Union Hero

Published 03 Dec, 2013 </div> <div>Citrus Connection is a small privately owned bus company that services commuter routes in Central Florida. For years, bosses at the company did whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted: Employees were terminated at will, put on suspension and not contacted for months, and had no avenue to come back to…

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