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Action Week Campaigns for Safe, Secure Work

Published 05 Oct, 2012 The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and its member unions worldwide will hold a variety of activities from Oct. 7-13 to highlight issues linked to the slogan, “Transport Workers Fighting Back! Organising Globally!”
 Road transport workers in both the passenger and freight sectors – who will be joined by others from…

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Statement by Deputy Director, TWU Air Transport Division

Published 02 Oct, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921 media@twu.org Attention aviation, business, labor and Dallas-based reporters and editorsStatement by Robert Gless Deputy Director, Air Transport Division Transport Workers Union of America on Investigation of Loose Seats on American Airlines Flights The Transport Workers Union of America, which represents aircraft mechanics and other…

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Amtrak Workers Take a Stand for Amtrak

Published 28 Sep, 2012 Nearly 100 Amtrak workers filled the hearing room on Sept. 20 for the hearing held by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T & I) regarding Amtrak’s operations. TWU members, Amtrak and freight railroaders, active and retired alike all made their way to Washington, DC on very short notice to demonstrate…

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Teamster Myth and Teamster Reality

Published 28 Sep, 2012 
Over the past few days representatives of the Teamsters have been in the press saying that they can protect Tulsa workers against the threat of foreign maintenance and outsourcing of heavy overhaul. With all of these promises you would think that the IBT could point to an agreement in which it actually protected more work…

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