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Previous Post regarding Southwest Airlines Flight 345 – New York’s LaGuardia

Published 23 Jul, 2013 Earlier today the Transport Workers Union of America released a statement regarding an incident with Southwest Airlines Flight 345 where a Boeing 737 experienced difficulty with its landing gear at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. That statement did not properly reflect the position of our union. TWU represents thousands of workers at…

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Letter from NMB Referencing Case No. R-7365 AA/IBT/TWU

Published 19 Jul, 2013 Participants: On May 28, 2013, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters-Airline Division (IBT) filed an application and authorization cards alleging a representation dispute involving the Mechanics and Related Employees of American Airlines (Carrier). The employees in question are currently represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU). Also on May 28, 2013, the…

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ITF Young Workers’ Summer School

Published 12 Jul, 2013 TWU members were part of the forty participants from twenty-four different countries hosted by International Transit Federation (ITF) affiliate International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center, Maryland. Click here to read more. …Return

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TWU Supports Bipartisan Bill to Provide Tax Deferral for Equity Stake

Published 11 Jul, 2013 The TWU is working with the Transportation Trades Department, (TTD) AFL-CIO, to support bipartisan legislation (H.R. 2591), which would allow our members to defer taxes on the equity stake that we negotiated during the American Airlines bankruptcy process.  The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R., N.Y.), and co-sponsored…

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