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Category: American Airlines
Transportation Labor Stands with Ground Workers at American Airlines
Source Ten years ago, American Airlines was heralded for bucking trends by not outsourcing its aircraft maintenance work to foreign repair stations. Now, 30,000 ground workers at American and their unions, the Transport Workers Union and International Machinists Union, are fighting to keep it that way. Since 2015, ground workers, including aircraft mechanics, have been negotiating with the…
STATEMENT OF THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO PRESIDENT JOHN SAMUELSEN
The Transport Workers Union is shocked by the reported allegations of airplane sabotage by an employee. If these allegations of sabotage are true, they are outrageous and indefensible and we fully condemn such actions. Our mechanics are highly trained professionals who are dedicated to performing at the highest standards in the industry, and we…
Association – Safety is Number One Priority
The TWU/IAM Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, any conduct by any individual that jeopardizes the safe operation of an aircraft. Safety is the number one priority for our IAM and TWU members involved in the maintenance and operation of aircraft. These members are the most highly trained safety professionals in the airline industry.…
TWU-IAM Association Contract Talks with American to Resume
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August 28, 2019 Letter from Erik Oldund – Hiring 400 new positions in Tulsa
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Congressman Espaillat Leads Bipartisan Group Urging American Airlines to Preserve Jobs
August 20, 2019 NEW YORK, NY –Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 26 of his colleagues from downstate New York and northern New Jersey in sending a letter to top leadership at American Airlines and unions representing their workforce urging them to maintain jobs in the greater New York metropolitan region. As members of Congress representing…
Toxic Cabin Air Letter Campaign
You may have seen several stories about diverted aircraft from all airline carriers in the U.S. and abroad in the news recently because “toxic fumes.” The TWU has launched a letter campaign, calling on elected officials to support the Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019. The bill is the first step to ensuring our cabin…
NMB Calls for Status Meeting
The National Mediation Board (NMB) today called for status meetings among the highest-ranking principles in the TWU-IAM Association & American Airlines negotiations. On August 15, 2019 the Association leaders will meet with the three members of the NMB at 10:00 am and the Company representatives will meet with the same NMB members at 1:00pm. This…
NMB to American Workers: “Drop Dead”
Schedules, Then Cancels Negotiations The Association had been demanding the Company meet with or without the NMB to resume and complete our negotiations. The National Mediation Board (NMB) after a long period of delay finally scheduled negotiations for American Airlines and the TWU/IAM Associations for July 16, 17 and 18 in Washington, DC. The session…