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.”
The Company and the TWU have agreed to implement the following procedures in order to clarify the transfer process. Due to the criticality of verifying employee’s background history, many employees have transferred to stations only to be informed by outside agencies that they have not been approved with credentials to work at their new station.…
Since I took office in August it has been a busy three months. We have voted on a Tentative Agreement where M&R and Stores failed 2 to 1 and Tech Specialists ratified their agreement. I have attended Negotiations meetings for M&R, Stores, and Fleet Service and believe that changes for the better in organization and…
Oct 13 2010 TWU International President James C. Little has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Management Advisory Council (MAC) to help advise the FAA on management and policy issues related to the airline industry. President Little will bring his experience in the airline industry and…
Important Dates in Labor History Nov. 15, 1881 The labor organization later known as the American Federation of Labor is founded at Turner Hall in Pittsburgh. Cigar-maker Samuel Gompers would become its president in 1886. Nov. 11, 1887 Four labor organizers hanged for alleged conspiracy in riot and bombing in Chicago’s Haymarket Square. Nov. 23,…
Q. Why is it that the company can question the use of an earned negotiated benefit (Sick Time)?– Danny Hightower, Facility Maintenance Hangars 1 & 2. If the supervisor wants to speak with you about your sick time you should take your shop steward with you if one is available. If your are accused of…
The TWU Veterans Committee is looking for 8×10 copies of photos from past and present military personnel to use on the Veterans Day Float on November 11. They need to be copies because the photos will not be returned. The pictures can be dropped off at the TWU Grievance office or the TWU Hall located…