TWU flight attendant leaders from Southwest Airlines, Allegiant, Flight Services International and JetBlue met at the TWU International Headquarters in Washington, DC for the second Coalition of TWU Flight Attendants meeting in April. The Presidents, Health and Safety Chairpersons, and Legislative Affairs Chairpersons from Locals 556, 577, 579, and our newest Local, 578, met for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2023 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org TWU Working Women to Lawmakers: Workplace Protections for Nursing Mothers Must Include Flight Crews Washington, DC—More than 60 working women members of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, descended on Washington DC this week to call on lawmakers to ensure all nursing mothers—including…
March 24, 2023 TWU as part of the Shop-Craft Coalition has Reached a Tentative Agreement with Amtrak. The unions are providing the following joint announcement: TWU & the Shop-Craft Coalition have reached a Tentative Agreement with Amtrak to settle each Organization’s respective section 6 notices for this round of bargaining. The specific terms of this…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2023 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org The Global Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act Will Close Safety Loopholes, Return Union Jobs to the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC—The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO—the largest airline union in the United States—has been a leader in the fight to end the unsafe practice of offshoring…