The Settlement between American Airlines, US Airways and the U.S. Department of Justice We’re pleased that an agreement between American Airlines, US Airways and the Department of Justice has been reached. The DOJ’s actions in recent weeks were the equivalent of hitting a pause button on workers’ wages, benefits and job security. Today’s announcement will…
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DOJ Case Re Merger – September 4, 2013
September 4, 2013 TO: All Members Locals 501 – 591 RE: DOJ Case Re Merger Dear Brothers & Sisters: American Airlines and US Airways have created a website www.newamericanarriving.com. There is a tab on the page “share your voice!” which facilitates sending letters in support of the merger. Once you submit your information, the website automatically…
Statement by Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Director Garry Drummond on Today’s Decision by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to Hear AMR/US Airways Merger Case in 2013
Members and leaders of the Transport Workers Union employed at both American Airlines and US Airways are pleased that Judge Kollar-Kotelly has decided to hear arguments in the American Airlines/US Airways merger suit on November 25, 2013. A new American Airlines composed of US Airways and the current American will provide greater competition with Delta…
AA Bankruptcy Court Update, Aug. 30, 2013
At the scheduling conference this morning in District Court in Washington, D.C. on the DOJ complaint, the District Court set a trial date of November 25, 2013 and a status conference for October 1, 2013. This is well in advance of the March trial date requested by the government. Further, this does not prevent the Bankruptcy Court…
November 25 trial date set for U.S. challenge to AMR/US Airways merger
By David Ingram and Diane Bartz (Reuters) — A federal judge on Friday set a tentative November 25 trial date in the U.S. government challenge to an American Airlines merger with U.S. Airways. The U.S. Justice Department had asked U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for a March trial. The airlines had been pushing for November…
Transport Workers Deliver Petition with Thousands of Signatures to U.S. Dept. of Justice Offices in Major Cities Across the Nation; Call for End to Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking the American-US Airways Merger
Tulsa – Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma – home of American Airlines’ largest maintenance and repair base – delivered petitions with more than 8,000 signatures from all over the United States to the offices of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in Tulsa today. In a similar manner, airline workers…
Help the TWU Rally at the steps of the U.S. Department of Justice offices.
We need to tell the DOJ NOW! We will meet at the TWU hall at 9:00 am on Thursday 8-29-2013 and convoy with our lights on to the parking garage located at the Southwest corner of 1st and Boulder. Wear your RED “Enough is Enough” shirts! TWU NEWS ROOM Transport Workers to…
AA Bankruptcy Court Update – August 24, 2013
The United States respectfully submits this Statement in response to the Court’s invitation to any interested party to address whether the Court should confirm the Debtors’ proposed plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) at this time in light of the antitrust suit filed by the United States, six states, and the District of Columbia on August…
Statement by Texas Sen. Davis Regarding Letter in Support of American Airlines Merger
I strongly disagree with President Barack Obama and his Administration’s opposition to the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways, and I urge him to reconsider his position. I shared my disapproval with the Department of Justice’s suit in a letter sent to the White House this week. We can protect Texas jobs and…
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO Opposes DOJ’s Attempt to Block Merger
The Transportation Trades Department (TTD), is telling Attorney General Eric Holder to stop blocking the American-US Airways merger. Edward Wytkind, President of the TTD told Holder: Your actions run counter to the interests of employees at these two air carriers . . . we urge the Department of Justice to reconsider its recent filing…