Passages

Passages “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

Lunch with AA Vendors

It has been brought to the attention of the local that there have been a few union members going out to lunch, accepting shirts, hats and other favors from American Airlines vendors. This is NOT appropriate behavior from our union members. At this point in time, with all that is going on in contracting out…

Thoughts of a Retiree

Places like Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, are passing laws that are prohibiting public workers from having unions. Maybe some of our reactions would be, “that’s to bad for them.” If we think the elected officials are going to stop at public employees, we would stand as being wrong. The war prisoners in Europe during WWII could tell…

Congress Must Not Go on Summer Vacation Before Funding our Aviation System

“At this moment, 4,000 aviation workers are not collecting a paycheck and more than 70,000 construction workers’ jobs are at risk because Congress is playing ideological games. If Congress packs up and goes home for the summer without passing a clean extension of the FAA bill, these workers won’t be able to provide for their…

Shop Stewards Meeting

Date: Monday, August 8, 2011 Time: 7:15 AM 11:45 AM 3:45 PM Place: TWU Hall 11929 East Pine Street Agenda 1. Regular Order of Business. 2. Training: Strike Committee Update on Stewards’ Involvement.   Mary Gorremans Recording Secretary Shop Stewards Posting-PDF

American Airlines, TWU make tentative labor agreement- Simulator and Pilot instructor work groups

Tentative contract agreements calling for 5 percent and 6 percent wage increases over three years have been reached between American Airlines and two Transport Workers Union work groups, company and union officials said Thursday. The tentative contract agreements with the 80-member simulator technician work group and the 160-member ground school and simulator pilot instructor work…