March 7, 2020 This week, TWU-IAM Association representatives continued the process of reviewing tentatively agreed to Joint Contract language. Late Friday evening, the Executive Committee finalized the remaining documents necessary to put the contracts together for membership review, before ballots are cast. The work that Association representatives have been engaged in during the last four…
The Spirit Air Negotiating Team met from February 26 thru February 28, successfully negotiating and tentatively agreeing on the following articles: Training Reduction in Force & Severance Uniforms Preamble Purpose of Agreement Recognition and Job Security Voluntary Time Off We continue to make progress towards our inaugural Collective Bargaining Agreement. We are tentatively scheduled to…
On Monday, February 24, TWU Executive Vice President Alex Garcia and Air Division Director Mike Mayes swore in members of Local 513’s Executive Board in Texas. “I think it’s a privilege to be part of something that can seem so routine, but actually is a crucial part of our union’s future,” Garcia said. “I…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2020 Contact: Travis Reuther – treuther@twu.org Statement: Public Transit Safety Should Not Be Trusted to Heartless Robots In response to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s decision to suspend service on driverless vehicles in Columbus, OH after a rider was injured when a shuttle abruptly stopped for unknown reasons, the following…