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Letter: DEAR OSHA & FAA: PROTECT TWU FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOW!

On April 6, 2020, TWU International President John Samuelsen sent the letter below to the Federal Aviation Administration and OSHA. Click here for a PDF version. Dear Mr. Dickson and Ms. Sweatt, On behalf of more than 65,000 aviation workers represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America, I am writing to inform you of…

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Local 501 Secures Stay Home with Pay During Pandemic on 75th Anniversary, with International’s Assistance

On their 75th anniversary of becoming part of the TWU, Local 501 has secured a tremendous victory. Local 501 members are Fleet Service and Maintenance & Related workers based in LaGuardia and JFK International Airports in New York City – which currently has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Local 501…

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Letter: Keep Workers Top Priority

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org Unions Call on Treasury to Keep Workers Top Priority in CARES Act Implementation WASHINGTON, DC – The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and five other unions representing nearly 400,000 airline and airport workers sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin outlining how to…

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America’s Largest Transit Worker Unions Vow “Aggressive Action”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020 America’s Largest Transit Worker Unions Vow “Aggressive Action” If Transit Systems Don’t Protect Frontline Workers We are not cannon fodder. Dying is no way to make a living. ATU Contact: David Roscow, (202)487-4990 TWU Contact: Pete Donohue, (917)796-8176 WASHINGTON, DC: Two unions representing the overwhelming majority of U.S. transit…

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