RECENT NEWS
Tentative Contract Extension Reached with American Airlines
The Transport Workers Union of America today announced a tentative contract extension featuring raises of 18% to 26% for more than 34,000 American Airlines AMTs, Fleet Service Workers, Ground Mechanics and other personnel. There are no concessions in the…
TWU Firefighters Fight Staffing Cuts in Washington
The TWU is working with members of Congress in both parties to fix misguided firefighting staffing cuts at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida – and a group of TWU members recently took their concerns…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Gutting Jobs to Promote Automation — A Losing Blueprint
This is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing…
Future Leaders and Working Women’s Committees Spend the Summer Sharpening Up Skills
The Transport Workers Union’s Future Leaders Organizing Committee and Working Women’s Committee both held meetings this month and the gatherings included critical lessons for budding TWU leaders around the country. The Working Women’s Committee met in Los Angeles, where attendees…
IN THE NEWS
New TWU-Backed Bill Would Keep Engine Fumes Out of Passenger Planes
The Transport Workers Union is backing a bill from Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) that would require new aircraft to be built with electrical systems that provide clean, unpolluted air inside cabins – phasing out current bleed air systems that funnel…
Congress Passes TWU-backed, Pro-Worker FAA Bill – With Crucial Language Raising Standards at Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations
The Transport Workers Union hails the passage of a five-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that closes troubling safety gaps between domestic and foreign aircraft repair stations and incentivizes airlines to keep critical aircraft maintenance jobs in America. “It’s been…
Transport Workers Union Local 556 Flight Attendants at Southwest Airlines Overwhelmingly Ratify New Four-Year Contract, Become Highest-Paid Flight Attendants in the Industry
Flight Attendants at Southwest Airlines represented by the Transport Workers Union of America – Local 556 ratified a new four-year contract that includes a 22.3 percent raise on May 1 and $364 million in retroactive wages that will be paid…
