Dear President Hoffa, I recently received reports from the field that one of your organizers was found forging the names of American Airlines M&R employees on IBT authorization cards. I asked my staff to investigate this matter. they have reported that a source inside the teamster headquarters has confirmed these allegations, and I have also…
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The Teamsters Divided United Mechanics
Teamster Local split in two. Members divided by the spelling of last name In 2008, when the Teamsters raided AMFA and started representing the workers at United Airlines, they promised the mechanics that they would soon reap the benefits of Teamster “power. It turns out that UAL mechanics became the victims of a divide and…
Teamsters Lack Core Values on Seniority Protection
The Teamsters recently distributed a leaflet bragging about their “core values” when it comes to seniority integration. The Teamsters’ record tells a much different story. As reported on Reuters Legal News (see below), a federal court found that the Teamsters Union and Republic Airlines unlawfully deprived hundreds of former Midwest Airlines flight attendants of their…
Seniority Integration What the Teamsters Don’t Know or Won’t Tell You
When the merger between US Airways and American Airlines is announced, what issue will be uppermost on your mind? As you think about your future, your answer will be simple: seniority. Seniority determines not just when and where you work; it also determines if you work. When the American seniority list is “integrated” with…
Question: IBT Letter Response on 4.8% Equity – 2-11-2013
QUESTION: The IBT has said, in a letter dated February 6, 2012, that “Under the Settlement Agreement that ended American Airlines’ concessionary negotiations with the TWU, American mechanics and related employees are to receive 4.8 percent of the total equity in American….that is allotted to a certain class of unsecured creditors.” They further state that…
Teamster Myth and Teamster Reality
Over the past few days representatives of the Teamsters have been in the press saying that they can protect Tulsa workers against the threat of foreign maintenance and outsourcing of heavy overhaul. With all of these promises you would think that the IBT could point to an agreement in which it actually protected more work than the TWU or…
TEAMSTERS AND TWU STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS CABIN CREWS
For Immediate Release March 19, 2010 TEAMSTERS AND TWU STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS CABIN CREWS Unions Concerned About Passenger Safety Compromises (WASHINGTON) –Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and Transport Workers Union President James C. Little issued the following statement today regarding the March 17 meeting with Steve Turner, National Secretary of Civil…