(The following article first appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of the TWU Express magazine) Click here for a PDF version By International Secretary-Treasurer Jerome Lafragola It’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet, as working peoples’ wages remain stagnant while the rich get richer. In fact, between 1980 and 2014, income for the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 September 30, 2019 TWU Local 592 Ratifies UPS Contract with 79% Vote Every Member Participated in Voting Members of Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 592 ratified their contract with the United Parcel Service (UPS) with a 79% vote. Every member in the Air Dispatch Group participated…
This week, against the wishes of Congress and 151,000 TWU members, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published an Advanced Notice Proposed of Rule Making (ANPRM) to change the mandatory rest for flight attendants to 10 hours between shifts. This is a major delay for an action that was supposed to be completed 10 months ago. The TWU…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano at 202-718-3837 September 19, 2019 Rep. Garamendi, Sen. Blumenthal Demand Answers After ‘Disturbing Pattern’ of JetBlue Toxic Fume Events WASHINGTON, DC – On Sept. 19, 2019, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-3) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to JetBlue CEO Robyn Hayes, demanding answers as to what steps the airline is taking…