Category: COVID 19

Tell the Senate: Get to Work and Pass the HEROES Act TODAY

It’s hard to believe. Coronavirus cases, unemployment numbers are climbing and TWU workers are still on the frontlines, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate home without debating the HEROES Act, the next coronavirus economic relief package. Despite the health risks, thousands of TWU frontline workers continue to do their jobs during the COVID-19…

The Future of Flying

TWU International President John Samuelsen discusses the future of flying in a continued Covid-19 pandemic with Huffington Post.

June Membership meetings Postponed Due to COVID 19

All meetings have been postponed until further notice: We look forward to getting through this pandemic and resuming normal activities when it is safe to do so. In the meantime,  everyone please stay safe.  June 2020 Membership Meetings Postponed Monday, June 29,2020 Time: 7:15 AM 11:45 AM 3:45 PM 11:30 PM Tuesday, June 30, 2020…

Covid-19 Prevention Actions Policy – TWU514

Transport Workers Local 514 Officers and Staff will be following current “Center for Disease Control and Prevention” recommendations to help keep you safe from the threat of Novel Covid-19 Coronavirus and help avoid the spread of all respiratory viruses, to the best of our ability. In order to do so we ask that you read…

Thurs April 30th and May 1st, Oklahoma Air National Guard flyovers

Vipers from the 138th Fighter Wing are headed your way this Thursday, April 30 for a flyover salute to Oklahoma’s front-line healthcare heroes, first responders and essential employees.Check this out tomorrow, Thurs, April 30: OSU Medical Center – 2:58 p.m. St. John’s Medical Center/Hillcrest Medical Center–2:59p St. Francis Hospital, Main – 3:00 p.m. St. Francis…

Fraud Alert – Facemasks

A company has used the TWU’s logo to sell facemasks that do not meet federal respiratory standards and are not union made. The Transport Workers Union of America does not sanction the sale of these products and we are fighting to stop it. A fly-by-night non-union company, which goes by various names including Mercury Tee,…