BASED ON COMMUNICATIONS FROM UNITE, THE RALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND (MARCH 27 – 28) IS CANCELED. IF THE RALLY IS RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUES AT UNITE From: George Miranda, President When: Saturday, March 27 & Sunday, March…
Month: March 2010
Letter to The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood, concerning Tokyo Haneda
March 24,2010 The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood United States Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: We respectfully ask you to approve American Airlines’ request for allocation of two daily U.S. – Haneda slot pairs to operate year round scheduled air transportation from New…
Transportation Labor Applauds Senate Passage of FAA Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), offers the following statement upon Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill: “Transportation labor praises the Senate for moving us a step closer to enactment of a multi-year FAA bill that addresses the nation’s mounting aviation needs. A vital component…
NMB requesting comments from AMR
Attached are the letters from the NMB requesting comments from AMR regarding the AA/TWU & AE/TWU mediation cases. Letters from the NMB to AMR in PDF
TEAMSTERS AND TWU STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS CABIN CREWS
For Immediate Release March 19, 2010 TEAMSTERS AND TWU STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS CABIN CREWS Unions Concerned About Passenger Safety Compromises (WASHINGTON) –Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and Transport Workers Union President James C. Little issued the following statement today regarding the March 17 meeting with Steve Turner, National Secretary of Civil…
The next TWU514 elections, Voting methods available.
The following are bids that have been received/still waiting on methods of voting. They are all approved by the Department of Labor. The membership will be voting on these at the March regular membership meeting. Note: Your election committee will be the oversight to the entire election process. Thanks, Jennifer Proctor-Timms Labor Omnia Vincit! Financial…
A summary of the NMB RLA process
A summary of the NMB RLA process National Mediation Board processes under the Railway Labor Act. Upon receiving a notice to the NMB from either party requesting release, the NMB will notify the opposing party of the request. There will be a NMB imposed comment period (usually 10 days or 2 weeks), subject to extension…
BREAKING NEWS: American Airlines’ Largest Union, TWU, Today Files Letter With Federal Authorities Seeking “Self-Help” and Release From the Federal Mediation Process
March 8, 2010 BREAKING NEWS: American Airlines’ Largest Union, TWU, Today Files Letter With Federal Authorities Seeking “Self-Help” and Release From the Federal Mediation Process First Step Toward 30-Day Cooling Off Period and Possible Strike
Request for Release from Mediation from John Conley on behalf of the TWU, 3-11-2010
March 11,201 0 Chairman Elizabeth Dougherty National Mediation Board 1301 K Street NW, Suite 250 East Washington, DC 20005-701 1 Dear Ms. Dougherty: As you know, the Transport Workers Union and AMR have been involved in collective bargaining, spanning eleven contract groups since June of 2006 to present. All efforts to reach voluntary agreements through direct negotiations were…
TWU will hold off on filing for Release from mediation, per NMB’s Request.
Press Release from the ATD: March 8, 2010 The Transport Workers Union said it won’t be asking for a release into a 30-day cooling-off period until Thursday at least. The TWU’s statement: “NMB Board Member Linda Puchala has asked the TWU and its representatives gathered in Washington today to hold off filing for release from…