The “Fast Track” trade bill in Congress will send jobs overseas and give more power to giant corporations. It continues the same failed trade policies that leave working people behind.We have to stop this. Join union members and our allies for a national day of action, June 3, to call Congress. Tell them to…
Good afternoon Sisters and Brothers, I wanted to share with you that I will be testifying on behalf of our great union before Congress this Thursday, April 23, on the importance of reauthorizing MAP-21, the federal surface transportation funding legislation. This is the first time a President of TWU has been asked to testify before…
Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2015) – Today the presidents of the Air Line Pilots Association International, the Allied Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, Communications Workers of America, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO sent a letter to Congress urging members…
This week, activists from TWU and other aviation unions are coming to Washington, DC to oppose Norwegian Air International. Norwegian Air wants the government to allow it to provide air service between Europe and the US while avoiding labor laws on both continents. Norwegian Air would usher in a race to the bottom for cheap…
Are you a FAN of electing candidates who care about workers? Then we need you to hop on the phones and make calls to your Friends and Neighbors.Its easy! Go to fan.workersvoice.org. Create an account. Select the race you would like to make calls in. -At the top right, you will see a drop down…
Tomorrow, September 23, is National Voter Registration Day. There are a lot of offices up for grabs this year – including 36 U.S. Senators, 435 U.S. Representatives, 36 governors and thousands of seats in state legislatures. Over the next two years, elected officials in Washington, D.C. will vote on the aviation bill, transit legislation, the…
Take action now. Call Congress and tell them to speak out against phones on planes. In January, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed to allow passengers to use cell phones on airplanes. Allowing passengers to use phones to make calls during flights would create an annoyance that risks disagreements and possibly physical violence. Voice calls…
President Lombardo recently submitted two sets of federal comments in opposition to the Norwegian Air application at US DOT. Copies are attached. The US Department of Transportation is considering an application for a foreign air carrier permit submitted by Norwegian Air. This application clearly threatens to undercut labor standards both in the U.S. and in…
Washington, DC –The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject an application for a foreign air carrier permit submitted by Norwegian Air International (NAI). In comments filed yesterday, the unions, representing over 80,000…
Following is the list of candidates endorsed at the the OK AFL-CIO COPE Convention who will be on the ballot next week. Those seats within the jurisdiction of the NE Oklahoma Central Labor Council are in bold. You can find the full list of COPE Endorsed candidates here. US Senate – Connie Johnson (Incumbent from OK Senate) Oklahoma Senate – SD 48…