TWU Founder Michael J. Quill The union has been honoring our founder with these scholarships since 1969. Quill Scholarship awards have benefited hundreds of TWU families. Children of our members…
Passages “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
This week the TWU Negotiating Team methodically scrutinized the company’s reorganization plan and spent much of each day analyzing company financial data and spread sheet comparisons. Individual work groups began drafting their questions for the company and presented some to them on Thursday afternoon. Others will follow into next week. The questions passed to AMR…
What: APFA, TWU and AA Employee Protest Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST Place: DFW International Airport, Dallas-Ft. Worth TX Site: Terminal D, Upper Level Who: Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), Transport Workers Union (TWU), AA/AMR Employees, Other Labor Unions and Concerned Citizens Dallas-Ft. Worth – Employees of…
Yesterday the Debtors filed a Motion to Pay or Honor Certain Prepetition Obligations in Connection with Labor Arbitration Hearings (the “Motion”). The Debtors are required, under the Railway Labor Act and certain collective bargaining agreements (the “CBAs”), to establish and engage in a regulated procedure to settle labor grievances. The Railway Labor Act requires the…
Members launch web site raising public awareness of AMRs devastating bankruptcy Watch the video – members, businessmen and elected leaders speak out and ask for your help in saving good paying American jobs. [youtube_video id=”9wnpdaECPW8″]
Update of FAA Reauthorization Passage Following three-and-a-half years without a full FAA reauthorization, which led to 23 stopgap extensions and one painful showdown of the FAA, the Senate approved the “FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act” 75-20. The bill was introduced at the beginning of the 112th Congress, and contains several issues of…
The TWU Negotiating Committee met today to continue the arduous task of reviewing the company’s business plan proposals. This is the next step in the 1113 process. After a short presentation by AMR, regarding Active/Retiree medical benefits, the Negotiating Committee began drafting specific questions for the company, based on their projected cost savings per the…