President Samuelsen Decries Termination Rate at Southwest Airlines

This week, the TWU kicked off a strategic campaign against Southwest Airlines to fight its unjust and overbearing disciplinary attacks against Local 555 members. International President John Samuelsen and Administrative Vice President Jerome Lafragola joined Local 555 in Dallas for a campaign organizing training involving 150 shop stewards from Local 555 Stations across the country.…

“T” Shirt Drive for the Tulsa Stand Down 2017

The Local Veterans Committee is helping support the Tulsa Stand Down for 2017. As a joint venture with VMERG, we are trying to collect “White” NEW t-shirts of sizes large thru XXL. We would like to have them by JULY 31st. Just drop them at the Union Hall. Thanks for all you do! Tracy Hardin TWU…

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan (formerly known as $uper $aver) reaches $22 million settlement in self-dealing lawsuit

The settlement, if approved, would be among the largest in cases alleging enrichment due to use of proprietary investments.. Plaintiffs brought the suit, Main et al v. American Airlines Inc. et al, in April 2016. They alleged defendants breached their fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by selecting and retaining…