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.”
On Tuesday May 10, 2011, the M&R Negotiating Committee met with management and mediator Jack Kane. Management submitted counter proposals for: Article 1 – Scope Article 3 – Hours of Work Article 4 – Compensation Article 5 – Shift Differential Article 6 – Overtime Article 7 – Holidays Article 8 – Vacations Article 11 –…
On Saturday, May 14th, the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 1358 is sponsoring their 19th annual food drive and they need our help. Last year we had about 30 union volunteers that helped unload food and it was a BIG help. We, again, need volunteers this year to help unload food, pick-up food from mail routes, etc. If…
submitted by Gary Elias, Arbitration Team As many of our members may already know, the long awaited A.O.S. (Aircraft Ordering System) Decision is in. The bottom line: “Grievance Denied” The Company prevailed, not because the Union was unable to prove this was bargaining unit work, but because their witness testified that Planners, Schedulers and Supervisors…
All TWU sponsored benefits including Short Term Disability (TransAmerica and Standard), Life Insurance (US Life, TransAmerica) and any future insurance coverage offered by the TWU, have to be combined to form one line on TWU members pay stub. That line was previously named “TWU Life/STD/USLife” and has been renamed “TWU VOL Benefits”. This is the…
On Monday, May 9, 2011, all 27 Title I AMT 12L transfers to the Tulsa Maintenance Base were sent out electronically and are currently in process for the Members to accept or decline and start the process of security checks and relocating to Tulsa. Also, on Monday at the Shop Steward’s Meeting, we were notified…
What we must remember is that even though we make our page private, NOTHING on the internet is really private. Therefore, be cautious of what is posted on your Facebook, Twitter or blog. “I hate my boss. John Doe is the dumbest supervisor to ever work at ABC company.” and “Man that was a wild…