Local 100 Rally Unites Community Over MTA Threats
More than 3,000 Local 100 members rallied outside of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Public Hearing at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan on Thursday evening. A large contingent of high school and college students joined the Local, vociferously protesting the MTA's planned elimination of student MetroCards.

The MTA has threatened to hike fares, cut service, layoff hundreds of workers and eliminate free student MetroCards. On March 1, more than
1,000 workers received a letter in the mail from the MTA explaining there would be a "Reduction in work force," but that it was not a lay-off notice.

That letter says that MTA Chairman Jay Walder doesn't care what caused the Authority's financial crisis, but that he wants transit workers, students, the elderly and the New York public to pay for it, Local 100 John Samuelsen explained at the rally.
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TWU Files for Release from AMR Negotiations
After four years of contract talks and little progress, the Transport Workers Union today presented a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting that the union, which represents 28,000 workers at American Airlines and American Eagle, be released from federal mediation. TWU’s action now starts a process where the NMB will determine ...
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Posted Mar. 11, 2010 | Comments:
TWU Recognizes International Women’s Day
March 8 is celebrated around the world as International Women‘s Day, a day to recognize economic, political and social achievements of women. The day is also an opportunity to discuss issues that still affect women in many countries, like wages inequalities, lack of sick leave policies and workplace violence.

The first National Wom...
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Posted Mar. 8, 2010 | Comments:
Letter from ATD Director Conley to British Airways CEO Willie Walsh
Dear Mr. Walsh:

I am writing on behalf of our “Oneworld” colleagues at Unite.

Labor unrest and discord distracts the workforce, creates uncertainty in travelers (our customers), impacts the lending institutions and further weakens an already fragile enterprise.

It seems AA & BA are on the cusp of turnin...
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APFA Requests Release, Statement by ATD Director Conley
Speaking for all 28,000 TWU members employed by AMR, we’re very disappointed that the flight attendants union was not able to reach an agreement with American Airlines. It now appears that APFA will seek release from mediation. We know where they’re coming from. It has become increasingly clear that management at American Airlines is not com...
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Posted Mar. 4, 2010 | Comments:
 
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