Category: TWU

Greater Fairness Comes to Airline and Rail Union Elections

WASHINGTON, DC – Transportation unions applaud the announcement today by the National Mediation Board (NMB) that it has amended union election procedures in the airline and rail industry to make them fairer and more consistent with democratic norms. “In too many instances, airline and rail workers were denied the ability to bargain collectively because of…

Tech Specialist: Tentative Agreement Reached – 5-8-2010

Mediator: Jack Kane TWU Contract Negotiations Communication Update Sixth Mediation Session 5/7/2010 through 5/8/2010 Dallas, Texas Technical Specialist Negotiating Committee: Howard McKinney, Gary Moffitt, Steve Luis, and Don Videtich AA Negotiating Committee: Jim Weel, John Shelburg, Mark Tichenor, Ken Durst, Jim Ream and Mark Easton Tentative Agreement Reached

TO: All Stores Negotiating Committee Members

(Mediation Case #A-13485) RE: Meeting Notice- Mediation Conference Dear Brothers: Please see the following information regarding scheduled mediation conference meetings: Date: May 5,2010   1:00 p.m. start time May 6,2010   9:00 a.m. start time May 7,2010   9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Wyndham Dallas Love Field 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, Texas 75235

TO: All Technical Specialist Negotiating Committee Members

(Mediation Case #A-1 3494) RE: Meeting Notice – Mediation Conference Dear Brothers: Please see the following information regarding scheduled mediation conference meetings: Date: May 7,2010   1 :00 p.m. start time May 8,2010  9:00 a.m. start time May 9,2010  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Wyndham Dallas Love Field 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, Texas 75235

TO: All Mechanic & Related Negotiations Committee Members

(Mediation Case #A-13495) RE: Meeting Notice- Mediation Conference Dear Brothers: Please see the following information regarding scheduled mediation conference meetings: Date: April 29, 2010        1:00 p.m. start time April 30 – May 9,2010       9:00 a.m. start time May 10,2010        9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Wyndham Dallas Love Field 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, Texas…

Hundreds of angry, frustrated TWU members swarmed terminal D at Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport on tax day 4-15-2010

[vimeo 10981331] Protesting another round of AMR executive bonuses. Members from several American Airlines, American Eagle and Southwest TWU locals joined the protest, which was organized by Local 513. Flight attendants and pilots from the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Allied Pilots Association also joined the TWU in solidarity.

TWU514 Meeting at the American Airlines M&E Base

Steve Luis, President of TWU Local 514, met with the membership at the Tulsa M&E base on Wednesday April 14th. This was to let the membership know that our standing on negotiations has not changed. Steve addressed the MOC move to DFW, 84-85 members that will be effected, Steve assured them that the TWU will…