Don't know if you folks pay much attention up there at 562 but if you will notice the TWU is already involved in taking action to join forces with other unions affiliated with the oneworld alliance airlines
Where are they now in our time of need? What is the benefit besides words on paper?
I am referring to airlines in this country. We should never let the lead contract go without all the unions supporting that contract negotiation as it will affect us all. This is what the unions have failed at in this country.
Local 562 has been taking positive efforts by strengthening our relationship with Local 100 NYC (30,000 member plus) attending demonstrations and committee meetings........see below
Special Action at Mass Membership Meeting
Local 100 Pledges Support
For TWU Members at
American Airlines and American Eagle
AMR Corporation, the parent company of both American Airlines and its regional carrier, American Eagle filed for bankruptcy in lower Manhattan on Nov. 28, 2011. Those two carriers employ well over 20,000 TWU airline di¬vision members across America in Fleet Service, Maintenance, Cabin Cleaning, Stores, Flight Dispatch, Mete¬orology and more. Other airlines have used bankruptcy proceedings to decimate collective bargaining agreements, destroy pension and health plans, and slash union jobs especially in overhaul maintenance. Local 100 members took time at the union’s Dec. 3rd mass membership meeting to recognize this threat to our Brothers and Sisters at American and American Eagle by unanimously endorsing a resolution of support.
Prior to presenting the resolution, Local 100 President John Samuelsen said that the bankruptcy filing “is an enor¬mous challenge for our entire TWU International union. It is crucial that we as an organization pull together in a truly unified fashion to meet this attack on TWU members at American and American Eagle.”
Following is the text of that resolution. It was unanimously endorsed at both the A.M. and P.M. membership meet¬ings on Dec. 3, 2011.
Resolution in Support of Our Brothers and Sisters
At American Airlines and American Eagle
TWU Local 100 Mass Membership Meeting
Dec. 3, 2011
WHEREAS, AMR, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, that employs thousands of TWU members throughout America, has declared bankruptcy, and
WHEREAS, such bankruptcy filing endangers the jobs, contracts, pensions and health benefits of these workers and retirees and thousands of others employed by American and American Eagle, and
WHEREAS, all unionized employees at American, including TWU members, the Pilots and Flight Atten-dants, agreed to significant cost savings agreements to keep the carrier out of bankruptcy in recent years, and WHEREAS, TWU has been bargaining in good faith with American for successor agreements for several years without success, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the 38,000 members of TWU Local 100 offer our full support to International President James C. Little and the leadership teams of all American Airlines and American Eagle Locals in this crucial battle for the families of so many thousands of TWU members at these carriers, and be it further RESOLVED, that TWU Local 100 offers the full resources of the Local union in this campaign, and be it furtherRESOLVED, that TWU Local 100 will open its offices in midtown Manhattan for meetings, caucuses, plan-ning sessions or whatever else is requested by our International Union while this battle is being waged at Bankruptcy Court here in New York, and be it finally
RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to International President James C. Little, Air Transport Division Director Garry Drummond, and the officers of all American Airlines and American Eagle/TWU Locals and that a copy of this resolution be posted on the TWU Local 100 website and printed in the TWU Local 100 Transport Workers Bulletin.
what have you done?
