May 22, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The Transport Workers Union issued the following news release on May 21.) FORT WORTH, TX — Angry American Airlines mechanics and fleet clerks confronted company officials at the AMR Annual Meeting and demanded a full report to shareholders and the public on...
May 9, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen issued the following news release on May 1.) MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. — On March 26, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) issued a strike ballot concerning their November 1, 1999 Section 6 Notice. With almost two-thirds...
May 1, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The following article by Sara Kehaulani Goo was published by the Washington Post on May 1.) WASHINGTON — Flight attendants, who arguably have been hit harder than other airline workers by the fallout from terrorism, recession and bankruptcy, have surprised many...
April 15, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The San Jose Mercury News posted the following story by Ina Paiva Cordle on its website on April 15.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — American Airlines will learn this morning whether its three labor unions have agreed to wage and work concessions, possibly avoiding a...
April 14, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department issued the following news release on April 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. –- The following statement was issued by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in reaction to today’s votes by the...
April 11, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The TTD issued the following news release on April 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Citing potential threats to safety and security and lax government oversight, the AFL-CIO and its Transportation Trades Department (TTD) today petitioned the Bush administration for an...
April 9, 2003 | Headlines, Legislation, TTD
(The TTD issued the following statement on April 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in reaction to today’s 265-150 vote in the House of Representatives...
April 9, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The following news release was issued by the TTD on April 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Responding to mounting threats to aviation safety and security due to government policy and airline management conduct, the AFL-CIO’s three airline mechanics unions have formed,...
April 4, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The New York Times online posted the following Reuters article on April 3.) WASHINGTON — The union for U.S. airline flight attendants on Thursday demanded immediate precautions be taken to protect flight attendants from the deadly SARS pneumonia virus,...
April 3, 2003 | Headlines, TTD
(The Transportation Trades Dept. issued the following statement on April 2.) Bipartisan Bill Would Extend, Renew Unemployment Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department,...
