TWU members have all put their lives at risk to serve the public during this pandemic. Federal funding is running out and our jobs are at risk of disappearing . The CARES Act helped save transportation workers jobs, wages, and benefits by prohibiting involuntary furloughs or wage reductions at airlines through the Payroll Support Program (PSP). It…
On July 3, the AFA, APFA and TWU sent a joint letter to flight attendants and aviation leaders ensuring that “concessions cannot and will not resolve the crisis in the industry. We are putting management on notice: don’t even think about it.” Click here to read the full letter. Concessions cannot and will not resolve the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2020 Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org The TWU Applauds Passage of $1.5T House Surface Transportation Bill INVEST in America Act provides essential worker protections in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Washington, D.C. – The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) applauds the House passage of the Investing in a New…
Established in 1969, the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund provides 15 scholarships worth $4,800 to college-bound dependents of TWU members. It is paid out every year in the amount of $1,200 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four-year course of study. The money is paid directly to the recipient’s accredited college or…