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TWU President Samuelsen: DOT Innovation Principles Will Ensure Transportation Workers Have a Seat at the Table

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org TWU President Samuelsen: DOT Innovation Principles Will Ensure Transportation Workers Have a Seat at the Table Following Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s announcement of the DOT’s Innovation Principles, the below statement should be attributed to Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen: “The TWU has been working with the Biden…

PRESS RELEASE: Blue Skies Ahead: JetBlue Inflight Crewmembers Ratify Inaugural Contract with the TWU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2021 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org  Blue Skies Ahead: JetBlue Inflight Crewmembers Ratify Inaugural Contract with the TWU JetBlue Inflight Crewmembers (IFCs) decisively ratified their inaugural contract with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) on Monday, December 13. Successfully negotiating a first contract is not an easy feat to accomplish under ordinary…

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PRESS RELEASE: After Yet Another Flight Attendant Assault, TWU Renews Call for Unruly Passenger No-Fly List

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2021 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org After Yet Another Flight Attendant Assault, TWU Renews Call for Unruly Passenger No-Fly List WASHINGTON, DC – So far in 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recorded more than 5,000 incidents of unruly passenger behavior onboard aircraft and airports – a 2,000 percent increase…