February 7, 2011 – Passengers flying into Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) Airport for the Super Bowl, got the message, that “not everything is so super at American Airlines” when hundreds of TWU members and supporters picketed and leafleted during the Super Bowl Weekend.
“American Airlines Workers Protest At Super Bowl XLV” and more was printed, blogged and tweeted over the weekend with the main rally on Monday. Not only were leaflets and flyers handed out, Pittsburgh Steeler Nolan Harrison, Ken Jolly of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Isiah Robertson, who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills joined the picketing. There were also moving billboards driving around all the DFW terminals.
The public learned about the long-running contract dispute and corporate greed at American Airlines when they were handed information flyers by TWU activists and pass by picket signs and mobile billboards outside several DFW terminals.
“The workers at American Airlines have made sacrifices and taken cuts, now it’s time for the company to step up to the plate,” said Garry Drummond, TWU International Director of the Air Transport Division. “This demonstration during the Super Bowl has put the public spotlight on the ongoing dispute and lack of a decent contract for the TWU members at American Airlines.”