Category: TWU

TWU Express Summer 2022 | Vol.74 | No.2

The TWU’s Power in the Labor Movement By International President John Samuelsen The 155,000 members of the Transport Workers Union have made a huge impact in the broader Labor Movement and the recognition of our efforts was on full display at the AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia. The TWU is the only union putting in the…

Local 514 Union Office Building – Water Damage

To All, This morning when we arrived at the Union Office, we found that the Water main on the east side of the office had broken and water permeated the Union Office Building.   We are in the beginning stages of drying out the east side of the building.   The office building will be…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of July 8th, 2022

TWU Local 514

Travel Expenses for Surgery for out of town care. Travel Expenses for Surgery at Center of Excellence for Transplant, Cancer, Congenital Heart Disease, or Bariatric For yourself and one caregiver to travel to the Center of Excellence and for time while you’re hospitalized/receiving Medically Necessary Outpatient care following surgery. The maximum benefit described in this…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of July 1st, 2022

TWU Local 514

Meeting with Sangricco During this week’s Directors meeting with Ed Sangricco he informed us that his team was looking at splitting up the hangars into individual docks or sister docks. As I stated in last week’s digest I was opposed to this for several reasons. I told them that if they would entertain eliminating Tues/Wed…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of June 24, 2022

TWU Local 514

Membership Meetings Monday June 27 2022 7:15am 11:45 am 3:45 pm SPLITTING UP THE HANGARS RUMOR HAS IT that the company is going to split the hangars into individual docks. While walking the floor in hangar 5 Thursday visiting with midnight crews I was told that the company was going to do it. I’m also…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of June 17th, 2022

TWU Local 514

General Elections 2022 Due to stationary supply issues the ballots will be sent out next week. (Week of June 20th, 2022) The following dates are still in effect: July 15, 2022    Ballots due on or before 5pm July 18, 2022    Ballots Tallied July 25, 2022    New Officers and E-Board Sworn in   Glenn Morgan Election…

Letter to the Membership – AFL-CIO Petition

514 members, As you all are aware of by now, the 514 executive board and I have been fighting to get you the vote that you were promised pertaining to the Association. The following documents explain one avenue that we have been working towards. Please review the following documents and understand that this is independent…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of June 10th, 2022

TWU Local 514

Local 514’s General Elections Here are a List of the Dates for the 2022 to 2025 Election Term April 22, 2022    Notice (Postcard) of Nominations sent out. May 16, 2022    Nomination Day (Membership Meetings) May 17, 2022    (Online, & In Writing) by 3:30pm May 18, 2022    Candidate Packets sent out May 31, 2022    Inspection of…

Local 514 Digest for the Week of June 3rd, 2022

TWU Local 514

Celebrations AMT Day – Smoke Off and GSW MCT’s Gallery of Photo’s for the AMT Day 2022 events. Thanks to all of our membership for making this Union, this Labor Movement a success. President Dale Danker.   Local 514 Candidates for 2022-2025 General Elections The Election Board has posted the candidates for the up and…