Published 02 Sep, 2013 As we come off the heels of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and begin celebrating the contributions of workers this Labor Day, we are reminded that we still have so much more to do to further advance the American worker. Workers have built…
Published 30 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921, media@twu.org Statement by Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Director Garry Drummond on Today’s Decision by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to Hear AMR/US Airways Merger Case in 2013 Members and leaders of the Transport Workers Union employed at both American Airlines and US Airways are…
Published 29 Aug, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202/549-4921 media@twu.org Transport Workers Deliver Petition with Thousands of Signatures to U.S. Dept. of Justice Offices in Major Cities Across the Nation; Call for End to Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking the American-US Airways Merger Jobs at American Airlines and US Airways Placed in Jeopardy by DoJ’s Misguided Interference…
Flight Attendants to be Covered by Long-Overdue Health and Safety Protections Published 23 Aug, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Michels 202.628.9262 (M)703.395.2195 jenniferm@ttd.org Flight Attendants to be Covered by Long-Overdue Health and Safety Protections WASHINGTON, DC—Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), made the following statement in support of the FAA’s final…