The Honorable Mike JohnsonSpeakerU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Hakeem Je?riesMinority LeaderU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable John ThuneMajority LeaderU.S. Senate The Honorable Chuck SchumerMinority LeaderU.S. Senate Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, Leader Je?ries, and Leader Schumer, On behalf of more than 3 million American workers, we are writing to encourage you to swiftly correct…
President: All, The transition to this newly elected term in office has been relatively simple since, for the first time in recent history, the entire executive board was re-elected, with one exception: another executive board officer was added due to increased headcount at the base. Linda Dill, who has years of experience in several Local…
By Melissa Fuller Monday, August 18, 2025 OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt has declared Aug. 19, 2025 “Oklahoma Aviation & Aerospace Awareness Day.” The state’s first Oklahoma Aviation & Aerospace Day was recognized Aug. 19, 2018 after the passage of a measure placing it into state law during the 2017 legislative session. The date runs…
It is with profound regret that we announce the passing of our brother, Nathan Shipman, who left us far too soon on August 20th, 2025. Brother Shipman was a dedicated and proud member of Transport Workers Union Local 514. Nathan began his career with American Airlines in 2024 as a cleaner, but his hard work…
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Vice President: Union Steward Meeting I attended the YELL conference in Stillwater this week with Joe Brown, Paul Clark, and Joseph Callaway. We were reminded of what the Unions gave us, from 40-hour work weeks, overtime pay, holidays, vacation, benefits, representation, etc. The Women’s Committee is currently supporting a School Supply drive. All supplies will…
As part of our ongoing commitment to excellence, we have been informed by the FAA that they will be conducting an audit at our facility the week of August 11th, 2025. This audit will evaluate our memberships’ knowledge and competence in key areas, including technical data and procedures, safety management system (SMS), training and qualifications…
Vice President: Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2025 election for our new board members! I’m confident that this exceptional group of leaders will do a great job representing your interests in all future matters. We have a total of 1330 grievances. The majority of those deal with known crew chief outages and…
The new tax law excludes millions of airline workers, railroad workers, and other transportation-related workers from President Donald Trump’s “no tax on overtime” promise, and the Transport Workers Union is urging congressional leaders to make changes. TWU International President John Samuelsen is urging lawmakers to correct an unintentional mistake in the law’s language that…
